Space stocks are rocketing upwards. AST SpaceMobile and Virgin Galactic have each risen more than 9% in Friday's trading session, extending gains from Thursday driven by SpaceX's move toward an initial public offering.
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FEATURE Stock futures pointed higher Friday as investors remained cautiously optimistic a deal to end the stalemate between the U.S. and Iran could be reached. These stocks were moving in premarket trading: Estee Lauder rose 10%.
These space stocks are up big in 2026, but have the makings of long-term winners.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) investors woke up to a different stock than the one they went to bed with. On May 20, RKLB closed at a fresh record of $134.28, up 5.47% on the day, capping a run that has more than doubled the shares since December. By May 21 pre-market, the stock was down roughly 6.6% to around ...
The Trump administration said on Friday it would invest $2 billion in quantum computing stocks, with about half earmarked for IBM.
The contract came ahead of Rocket Lab’s “Viva La StriX” Electron launch mission for Synspective from New Zealand.
Rocket Lab stock could benefit from space industry-related attention generated by the anticipated monster IPO of SpaceX.
Rocket Lab Drops on $3 Billion ATM Offering Despite Strong Yearly Rally
SpaceX’s IPO filing is reshaping how investors value launch, satellite, and AI infrastructure companies including Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, CoreWeave, Firefly Aerospace, and EchoStar.
The global space economy is already worth more than $600 billion. While SpaceX may win the headlines, the better returns could come from the companies building the ecosystem around it, like Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB), writes Nicholas Vardy, editor of Microcap Moonshots.
Rocket Lab announces deal to sell up to $3 billion worth of shares "from time to time." RKLB stock retreats in busy week for space news.
Investors are abuzz about SpaceX's filing for an initial public offering—and the gravitational pull is pushing some stocks up and others down this morning. Shares of Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace each fell around 6% at the opening before paring some of their losses, while space-focused companies Virgin Galactic and AST SpaceMobile advanced.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after President Donald Trump said he called off what he described as a scheduled attack on Iran, citing "serious negotiations" underway toward a peace deal.
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares dropped 6. 6% on Thursday after the company disclosed plans for a large-scale equity offering programme that could raise up to US$3 billion through future share sales.
🔎 Nvidia (NVDA): The chip giant reported record sales and income that beat analyst expectations, driven by demand for data-center computing and the rise of AI agents. Shares flitted between small gains and losses premarket.
Data from Stocktwits shows that retail sentiment remained ‘extremely bullish’ on SPY and QQQ.
RKLB is building an end-to-end space model launch, spacecraft systems and mission ops to diversify revenues and deepen its market position.
Flight 12 debuts orbital refueling, ship-to-ship docking and upgraded Raptor engines
Pure-play commercial space stocks are getting hit hard at midday on Tuesday. Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is down 9%, Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) is off 6%, and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) has slipped 5%. There’s no single company-specific headline driving the move in Rocket Lab, Planet Labs, or Intuitive Machines. The selloff looks coordinated across the complex, hitting ... Rocket Lab Sinks 9%, Planet Labs Tumbles 6%, Intuitive Machines Slides 5%: Space Rally Hits a Wall
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Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) is acquiring Mynaric AG, adding optical laser communication technology to its satellite and space systems portfolio. The company has been selected, alongside RTX, for the Golden Dome for America defense initiative, tying it more closely to large scale U.S. defense programs. These moves expand Rocket Lab’s role beyond launch services into a more vertically integrated defense and space infrastructure provider. For investors tracking NasdaqGS:RKLB, these updates sit...
Recent performance snapshot Rocket Lab (RKLB) has caught investor attention after a sharp move in its share price, with the stock up 5.1% in the past day and 11.8% over the past week. Those shorter term gains sit alongside a month return of 54.7% and a past 3 months return close to 88%, drawing fresh interest to how the company’s fundamentals compare with the recent price action. See our latest analysis for Rocket Lab. Beyond the latest jump, Rocket Lab’s momentum has been building, with a...
Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of the 10 Best Low Leverage Stocks to Buy. On May 12, 2026, Deutsche Bank raised the firm’s price target on Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) to $120 from $73 while maintaining a Buy rating on the shares following the company’s earnings report. The firm said demand trends across Rocket […]