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A new European defense contract and a fresh analyst Buy rating landed for Planet Labs on Thursday, yet the stock cratered anyway while the broader market rallied. Something specific to this sector is spooking investors ahead of a closely watched earnings release tonight.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) drew fresh attention after confirming that its Tanager 2 hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDove satellites reached Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of a planned launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 18 mission. Planet Labs PBC’s recent satellite milestone comes as the stock trades at US$19.99, with the share price down 7.15% over the past 30 days and 54.08% over 90 days, yet supported by a very large 1-year total shareholder return above 200% and a multi-year total...

Planet Labs PBC recently confirmed that its Tanager-2 hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDove satellites of Flock 4J reached Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, marking a further build-out of its methane-focused and global monitoring constellations. This shipment meaningfully extends Planet’s hyperspectral and daily imaging capabilities, opening potential new commercial uses from methane detection to agriculture, mining, water quality,...

Berenberg has initiated coverage on four major space companies with optimistic ‘Buy’ recommendations, igniting a significant market rebound led by a double-digit surge in AST SpaceMobile stock.

Planet Labs PBC has delivered a very strong share price gain over the past three years, yet the broader valuation checks currently flag the stock as expensive rather than a clear bargain. With the latest pullback coming after a very large multi year return, investors are having to weigh rich market multiples against what the underlying business can reasonably support. Planet Labs PBC has returned roughly 4.8x over the past three years, which puts extra focus on whether current expectations...

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has shipped its Tanager-2 hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDove satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base for an upcoming launch. The new satellites are intended to expand Planet Labs' hyperspectral imaging capacity and global methane emission detection efforts. Tanager-2 is part of Planet Labs' collaboration with Carbon Mapper, focused on identifying methane super-emitters worldwide. The additional SuperDoves are expected to support broader environmental,...

Space stock euphoria peaked ahead of SpaceX’s record-setting initial public stock offering, before the sector fell back to Earth. The broker launched coverage of four space stocks on Wednesday, all with Buy ratings: AST, Rocket Lab Planet Labs and HawkEye 360 HawkEye 360 according to ratings aggregators. Berenberg didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Berenberg just handed two beaten-down space stocks their biggest single-session pops in weeks, but the reason one name surged twice as hard as the other reveals a fault line in how the market is pricing the entire sector.

Berenberg said it favors space firms with vertically integrated launch capabilities.

Investing.com -- Berenberg launched coverage of the U.S. and European space sector, initiating Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, Planet Labs, and HawkEye 360 at Buy, and Avio SpA at Hold. The new coverage joins Berenberg’s existing Buy rating on OHB SE.

Earth imaging satellite company Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) will be reporting results this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what you need to know.

Rocket Lab's stock has shed more than half its value from its peak while analysts pile on buy ratings and one major bank sees the price doubling. Something has to give, and the answer hinges on a rocket that has not yet left the ground.

Investors are watching Planet Labs’ Q2 earnings closely as retail traders become bullish on steady demand for its satellite services.

Jobs data will come in on Tuesday and Friday, and we’ll get manufacturing data as well. Campbell’s Snowflake, Ciena, and more will also report earnings.

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

The multiple rests on a launch vehicle that has yet to fly and an acquisition that has yet to close, while most of the revenue arriving today comes from satellites.

Rocket Lab and Planet Labs advance satellite infrastructure, spacecraft systems and Earth-observation applications across the space industry.

Rocket Lab's flight rate moved one way over the past year; its share price moved both ways.

Space ETFs offer diversified exposure as Ukraine's orbital war highlights key space stocks and defense demand drives the sector's growth.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) drew fresh attention on 10 August 2026 after announcing a national Earth observation program with the Government of Rwanda, supplying satellite data to agencies, universities, and startups across the country. See our latest analysis for Planet Labs PBC. Despite the Rwanda announcement, Planet Labs PBC’s recent share price performance has been mixed. The stock is at US$22.62, following a 1-day share price decline of 3.17% and a 90-day share price decline of 46.75%. This...

Space stocks are bleeding out on a day when their home sector is flashing green, and the reason why reveals a hidden fault line running through every high-flying name in the group.

An oil tanker is moored at a loading buoy at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium that has been out of service for almost nine months, a sign the facility is resuming operations.

Rocket Lab's backlog is expected to convert into revenue faster than it was, and the vehicle that would compound that has not yet left the ground.

Hengli is accused by the U.S. of being a major importer of illicit Iranian crude; the Chinese petrochemical company denies trading with Iran.

Companies don’t give away $200 million businesses. Except Boeing just did. On purpose. And if you understand why, you understand where the next wave of AI money is headed. On Monday, the Boeing-Archer deal was announced. Boeing (BA) handed three of its subsidiaries — Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu — to Archer Aviation (ACHR). Three businesses. Two decades of investment. One of them generating over $200 million a year in defense revenue across 35 countries, with drones flown by the U.S. Navy.Inve

When Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) went public on June 12, a particular wealth advisor recieved a call from a client who simply asked: Did you buy any shares? He had not… yet. Like most analysts and advisors tracking SpaceX, the IPO was blowing through every valuation and screener condition imaginable. So, the client asked if they could just buy 10 shares anyway. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The advisor did as asked, later likening the trade to buy

Space stocks are splitting into winners and losers Thursday, and the reason goes deeper than one earnings miss. What Intuitive Machines reported this morning set off a chain reaction that is hitting some names hard while leaving others untouched.

The satellite builder is still firing on all cylinders.

Cash burn and a softer gross-margin guide have added to a slide that leaves the stock well below its high, yet its operating loss per dollar of revenue has narrowed in each of the last three years.

Rocket Lab just posted a record quarter and a backlog that shocked Wall Street, but the CEO is selling shares while betting billions on a deal that could either transform the company or crush it. Here is what our model says the stock is actually worth.