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SIDU has quietly emerged as the sector’s standout underdog, remaining the only stock among the four still showing analyst upside.
<body><p>STORY: :: SpaceX</p><p>Shares of U.S. space companies soared on Wednesday, continuing their rise as investors bet that the upcoming mammoth IPO of Elon Musk's SpaceX could force Wall Street to rethink how it values the space economy.</p><p>Shares of Intuitive Machines shot up more than 13%, AST SpaceMobile jumped almost 7%, while Virgin Galactic added more than 10% at one point in Wednesday morning trading.</p><p>:: Rocket Lab</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Shares of Rocket Lab and Planet Labs also rose, following big gains in the last two sessions.</p><p>SpaceX is poised to become the first trillion-dollar U.S. market debut, immediately cementing it as one of the world's most valuable publicly traded firms.</p><p>:: SpaceX</p><p>Other public companies related to space travel are hoping to benefit from renewed investor attention.</p><p>:: Spacepharma</p><p>Many have struggled to sustain premium valuations despite growing demand for satellite communications, launch services and defense-related off-planet infrastructure.</p><p>:: SpaceX</p><p>SpaceX last week took the wraps off its IPO filing, which showed how the company is betting its future on transitioning into an AI powerhouse, with expectations of long-term infrastructure dominance.</p></body>
The technical Wall Street term for investors short-selling space stocks right now is “getting your face ripped off.” Shares of commercial space companies are on fire lately. Coming into Wednesday trading, shares of Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile to name two, were up 74% and 55%, respectively, over the past month, leaving them both up more than 380% over the past 12 months.
The pitch for ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (NYSEARCA:XOVR) is simple. You cannot buy SpaceX shares on your brokerage app, but XOVR can, and the fund packages that exposure inside a normal ticker you trade like any other ETF. XOVR now holds ~$281 million in SpaceX, which works out to about 23% of the fund. Yet ... XOVR Promised Pre IPO SpaceX Upside, But It Is Down 2% YTD While the S&P 500 Is Up 9%
Earnings season is winding down, but we still have a couple of big name companies reporting. This week we have Dell Technologies, Marvell Technology, Snowflake, Salesforce and Costco all reporting.
Retail investors are rushing into some space-related trades, according to Vanda Research.
Rocket Lab shares rebounded Friday after a sharp selloff tied to investor reaction to SpaceX’s IPO filing. A new Space Force contract and successful launch helped lift the stock.
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.
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 ...
Rocket Lab stock could benefit from space industry-related attention generated by the anticipated monster IPO of SpaceX.
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.
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.
Flight 12 debuts orbital refueling, ship-to-ship docking and upgraded Raptor engines
Elon Musk's SpaceX this week will launch its next Starship flight, release the prospectus for its $1.75 trillion IPO. Space stocks surge.
Rocket Lab Corp. CFO Adam Spice says a potential SpaceX IPO could be a defining moment for publicly traded space stocks, forcing investors to separate true operators from companies simply riding the space label. The Rocket Lab CFO spoke directly...
There's a certain kind of analyst who doesn't talk much when he's wrong and doesn't celebrate long when he's right. Stephen "Sarge" Guilfoyle is that kind of analyst. Sarge is a former NYSE floor trader with more than 30 years of experience and the founder and president of Sarge986 LLC. On Friday, ...
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.04% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as oil prices and bond yields climbed after U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal.
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) reported what executives described as the strongest first quarter in the company’s history, with record revenue, gross margin, backlog, cash and launch contract activity as it continued to expand across launch services, satellite systems and national security programs. Foun
Moby summary of Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call
Dow Jones futures: President Donald Trump says a U.S.-Iran ceasefire is intact despite clashes. Rocket Lab, Cloudflare and IREN are big earnings movers.
Iran deal doubts hit stocks Thursday, but Nvidia, Tesla were strong. CoreWeave, Rocket Lab, Cloudflare were earnings movers late. The jobs report is on deck.
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