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Redwire and Planet Labs expand satellite capabilities through advanced communications, spacecraft manufacturing and space infrastructure.

The provider of satellite-based data and insights about the Earth reported a notable insider stock disposition.

PL's Berlin plant is expected to roughly double satellite manufacturing capacity as sovereign demand supports contracts, pipeline growth and revenues.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) booked $0.8 billion of revenue over the last twelve months. The market values it at $45.3 billion. That price appears to assume something large is still ahead. Two things must both be true for it to pay off. It has to work. It has to be big enough to matter. So what has not flown yet.

PL enters fiscal 2027's second half with $815M in backlog, over $4B in satellite-services opportunities and expanding capacity to support demand.

Planet Labs PBC has delivered a very large 3 year return that will catch the eye of anyone watching space and data focused businesses, yet the recent share price swings raise a simple question for you as an investor. Is the current US$16.91 price adequately backed by Planet Labs PBC's sales, or has sentiment moved faster than the revenue base behind it. The stock has produced a very large gain over 3 years, which puts extra pressure on its sales to justify where the valuation sits...

Planet Labs PBC (PL) opened a new 5,700-square-meter satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin, hosting Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. This marks a fresh operational milestone for the Earth observation specialist. For shareholders, Planet Labs PBC’s story has been mixed in the near term and strong over longer horizons. The 1-day and 7-day share price returns of 3.96% and 5.37% contrast with a 30-day share price decline of 23.42% and a 90-day slide of 40.17%. At...

Planet Labs is scaling up European satellite production just as its first Berlin-built spacecraft prepares for a 2027 launch.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has opened a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin’s Mitte district, expanding its European operations and establishing production capacity for its Pelican satellite programme. German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche attended the opening of the 5,700-square-metre facility.

The space business is roaring, and it isn’t just SpaceX getting all the applause. Rocket Lab stock jumped Monday after Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard issued a bullish note on the company. Sheppard reiterated his Outperform rating on with a $122 price target.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has gained 9.5% over the last five trading days, while the S&P 500 added 0.6%. A week like that pulls money in. The stock is still about 55% below its 52-week high. The run is not the question. What matters for your money is what this stock does to your portfolio when the market moves, because it travels about four times as far as the index in both directions.

Rocket Lab raised $1.944 billion for its $8 billion Iridium acquisition, while advancing Neutron hardware testing in Virginia.

Rocket Lab has spent the past year quietly transforming into something Wall Street has yet to fully price in, and the gap between what investors see and what the company is actually building may be the most important story in the space sector right now.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) won a contract from Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior for a dedicated satellite constellation. The German ministry will receive exclusive access to Planet's Constellation Services for civil government use under the new agreement. The deal expands Planet Labs' role with European public sector clients and increases its exposure to the geospatial data market. This exclusive German satellite constellation deal is only one piece of the wider Planet Labs...

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q2. Today, we are looking at data & business process services stocks, starting with Planet Labs (NYSE:PL).

This under-the-radar industrial technology stock boasts a Superscore of 73 from our Hidden Gems Primary database, part of The Motley Fool's Moneyball Database system. Here's why.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.

The task force will pursue faster approvals, more spaceports, priority launch corridors and improved airspace integration.

Revenue jumped 58% to $116.1 million on satellite services strength.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of $116.1 million, up 58% year over year. The company generated $13.9 million of company-defined non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, up from $6.4 million a year earlier, while its GAAP net loss narrowed to $9.4 million from $22.6 million. Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) defines adjusted EBITDA as net […]

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has signed a new 7-figure, 1-year agreement with a European defense and intelligence customer. The contract expands Planet Labs' commercial footprint in European defense and intelligence markets beyond previously disclosed agreements. The deal highlights growing use of Planet Labs' data and services among major government clients across multiple regions. For a broader view on how rising demand for earth observation and data infrastructure ties into the build out of...

Market Catalysts Host Julie Hyman uses Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace platform to take a closer look at the latest stock moves occurring in Planet Labs (PL) shares after the satellite imaging company raised its full-year forecast.

Planet Labs lifted fiscal 2027 guidance after a Q2 beat, as its $4B-plus satellite-services pipeline matures and Owl investment accelerates.

The brokerage cut its price target to reflect relative valuations as fund flows have reduced multiples in the space sector.

Wall Street is re-rating space stocks after NASA's $700 million Blue Origin contract, with Berenberg initiating bullish coverage on AST SpaceMobile, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs.

London news outlet The Times recently reported that Russia’s effort to build a Starlink-like satellite constellation to help in its war efforts with Ukraine is failing. Russia has launched dozens of satellites, with many failing to reach the appropriate orbit, leaving Russian troops with limited ability to use satellites to guide drones. It is SpaceX’s space-based broadband product with thousands of satellites in orbit, millions of subscribers, and billions in annual earnings.

Moby summary of Planet Labs PBC's Q2 2027 earnings call

Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. These firms have helped their customers unlock huge efficiencies, so it’s no surprise the industry has posted a 19.8% gain over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 8.1 percentage points.

London news outlet The Times recently reported that Russia’s effort to build a Starlink-like satellite constellation to help in its war efforts with Ukraine is failing. Russia has launched dozens of satellites, with many failing to reach the appropriate orbit, leaving Russian troops with limited ability to use satellites to guide drones. Starlink has no such limitations.

Oppenheimer raised its SpaceX target to $280, while Gavin Baker said orbital data centers could eventually propel its valuation to $20 trillion.