Rocket Lab USA, Inc., an aerospace company, focuses on developing rocket launch and control systems for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft components, satellites and other spacecraft, and on-orbit management solutions; and designs, manufactures, and sells Electron and Neutron launch vehicles, as well as offers Photon platform for spacecraft solutions. It serves customers in commercial, civil, defense, and academic sectors. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
IPO Year: 2020
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: rocketlabusa.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2025 | $55.00 → $63.00 | Buy | Needham |
| 10/16/2025 | $83.00 | Outperform | Robert W. Baird |
| 7/28/2025 | $51.00 | Hold | Craig Hallum |
| 6/30/2025 | $27.00 | Neutral | Goldman |
| 4/25/2025 | $28.00 | Buy | Needham |
| 9/12/2024 | Mkt Perform | JMP Securities | |
| 7/15/2024 | $8.00 → $6.00 | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Morgan Stanley |
| 6/26/2024 | Neutral | BTIG Research | |
| 6/11/2024 | $4.50 | Neutral | Goldman |
| 2/12/2024 | $6.00 | Buy | Citigroup |
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today completed its second launch in two days from its launch sites in two hemispheres, setting a new annual launch record for the Company: 18 Electron launches in 2025 with 100% mission success. The "Follow My Speed" mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on November 20, 2025 at 12:43 UTC (November 21, 2025 at 1:43 am NZDT) to successfully deploy its payload for a confidential commercial customer. The mission launched just two days after the Company's latest launch from Launch C
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the launch of its next Electron mission is scheduled to take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand – less than 48 hours after the successful launch of an earlier mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia. The mission, named ‘Follow My Speed', is scheduled for liftoff during a launch window that opens on November 20, 2025 from 12:15 UTC to deploy a single satellite for a confidential commercial customer. The launch window opens just 48 hours after Rocket Lab successfully c
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission with its HASTE launch vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) - advancing national interests in safeguarding the homeland through the testing of advanced technologies for missile defense. The launch on HASTE – Rocket Lab's commercial launch vehicle for regular and reliable hypersonic test flights – took place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia, at 13:00 UTC/08:00 a.m. ET on November 18, 20
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its two Explorer-class spacecraft for NASA and the University of California Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory have been successfully launched, beginning their journey to Mars to study the Red Planet's magnetosphere. NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission was launched by Blue Origin on November 13, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 03:55 p.m. EST. Rocket Lab has successfully established contact with the spacecraft and they are generating power. Now in orbit
Jon Olson, current Board Member at AMD, Rocket Lab, and Kulicke & Soffa, and Eric Stang, CEO and Chairman of Ooma and current Board Member of Rambus, join Niron Magnetics' Board of Directors Niron Magnetics, the company manufacturing high-performance Iron Nitride permanent magnets made without rare earths, announced the appointment of Jon Olson and Eric Stang to its Board of Directors. Their deep experience in technology, finance, and scaling high-growth public and private companies will help guide Niron Magnetics' journey as it expands manufacturing, commercial operations, and global partnerships in preparation for future growth. "Niron Magnetics is entering a pivotal moment. We're sca
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab", "the Company", "we," "us," or "our"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today shared the financial results for fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said: "This past quarter we've once again delivered record revenue of $155m at record GAAP gross margin of 37%, and a new annual launch record is just days away. With progress across our major space systems programs, record backlog of contracts for our launch services business, and well-timed, strategic M&A in growth areas that are well-aligned with next-generation d
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 74th Electron mission and deployed the latest satellite to orbit for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The mission was Rocket Lab's sixth dedicated mission for iQPS, making Rocket Lab the most prolific launcher of their Earth-imaging constellation to date. ‘The Nation God Navigates' mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:51 UTC on November 5th to deploy a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite named QPS-SAR-14 (nic
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the clearance of their Systems Integration Review (SIR) and completion of their Photon spacecraft for Eta Space and NASA's LOXSAT mission. LOXSAT is an on-orbit technology demonstration of a cryogenic fluid management system, that will inform the design of Cryo-Dock, a full-scale cryogenic propellant depot in low Earth orbit to be operational in 2030. The SIR, completed in September, marked a key milestone for the program, allowing the team to proceed with payload integration. Rocket Lab will now m
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter 2025 following the close of the U.S. markets on Monday November 10, 2025. Rocket Lab will host a corresponding conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.investors.rocketlabcorp.com. Rocket Lab Investor Relations Contact Patrick [email protected] Rocket Lab Media Contact Mur
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Needham reiterated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $63.00 from $55.00 previously
Robert W. Baird initiated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $83.00
Craig Hallum initiated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $51.00
Goldman resumed coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $27.00
Needham initiated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $28.00
JMP Securities initiated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Mkt Perform
Morgan Stanley downgraded Rocket Lab USA from Overweight to Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $6.00 from $8.00 previously
BTIG Research initiated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Neutral
Goldman initiated coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $4.50
Citigroup resumed coverage of Rocket Lab USA with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $6.00
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Jon Olson, current Board Member at AMD, Rocket Lab, and Kulicke & Soffa, and Eric Stang, CEO and Chairman of Ooma and current Board Member of Rambus, join Niron Magnetics' Board of Directors Niron Magnetics, the company manufacturing high-performance Iron Nitride permanent magnets made without rare earths, announced the appointment of Jon Olson and Eric Stang to its Board of Directors. Their deep experience in technology, finance, and scaling high-growth public and private companies will help guide Niron Magnetics' journey as it expands manufacturing, commercial operations, and global partnerships in preparation for future growth. "Niron Magnetics is entering a pivotal moment. We're sca
Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company – marking Electron's 69th mission to date and 11th launch this year. The mission, named ‘The Harvest Goddess Thrives', is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on August 5, 2025 UTC. The mission will deploy QPS-SAR-12, nicknamed KUSHINADA-I for the Japanese goddess of harvest and prosperity, to a 575km circular Earth orbit to join the re
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has been selected by Kratos to launch a full-scale hypersonic test flight for the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program. The mission will launch on Rocket Lab's HASTE rocket from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia no earlier than Q1, 2026. The launch agreement is the first full-scale flight test to be awarded by Kratos under the MACH-TB 2.0 contract, a $1.45 billion program designed to rapidly expand the number and frequency of opportunities to test hypers
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the appointment of Frank Klein as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), effective September 16th, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240910807125/en/Rocket Lab's new Chief Operations Officer, Frank Klein. (Photo: Business Wire) Frank Klein joins Rocket Lab with more than 30 years of international manufacturing experience and leadership in the automotive industry. At Rocket Lab, Mr. Klein will lead the Company's efforts to scale manufacturing of spacecraft, launch vehicles, a
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that Kenneth (Ken) Possenriede has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. A seasoned executive with strong business and financial acumen, Mr. Possenriede joins Rocket Lab after a 35-year career at Lockheed Martin Corporation in financial leadership positions, including serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). "Ken's deep aerospace and defense industry experience, combined with accomplished financial leadership, adds even more horsepower to Rocket Lab's already impressive board line-up," said Rocket Lab's founder and Chief Executive Offic
NASA's PREFIRE mission requires two satellites to be deployed to precise orbits one after the other, demonstrating Electron's highly responsive launch capability. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it is preparing two back-to-back Electron launches to deploy NASA's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission. The two dedicated missions will each deploy one satellite to a 525km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The first mission – named ‘Ready, Aim, PREFIRE' – is scheduled to launch no earlier than May 22, 2024. The launch d
The highly responsive mission aims to demonstrate new orbital debris inspection technologies for space sustainability Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has set the launch window for Astroscale's orbital debris inspection demonstration mission. The ‘On Closer Inspection' mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on February 19th NZDT. The mission will lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and will deploy the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite for Astroscale Japan Inc. The mission is the first phase of an orbital de
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced the appointment of Colin Canfield to lead the Company's investor relations. As Investor Relations Manager Colin will be the primary liaison between Rocket Lab and the investment community, serve as a key advisor to the leadership team, and will lead all investor relations initiatives. Prior to joining Rocket Lab, Colin was most recently the U.S. Government Services and Space Analyst with Barclays as part of Institutional Investor's top ranked Aerospace and Defense team and top ranked Industrials franchise. Previously he covered Aerospace and Defense for Citi and
The former Aerojet Rocketdyne executive joins Rocket Lab with nearly two decades of aerospace experience and will lead all legal, governance, ethics, and compliance matters Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, announced today that Arjun Kampani will join the Company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective April 11, 2022. Kampani will lead Rocket Lab's legal and regulatory affairs, guiding the Company on all legal, governance, ethics, and compliance matters. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220407006048/en
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the appointment of Andrew Bunker to the role of Vice President of Government Operations and Business Strategy, effective November 8, 2021. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211109006479/en/Andrew Bunker, Vice President of Government Operations and Business Strategy (Photo: Business Wire) Mr. Bunker will be primarily responsible for the development and execution of company's federal, state, and local government strategy. Mr. Bunker will also play a leading role in strengthening Rock
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab", "the Company", "we," "us," or "our"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today shared the financial results for fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said: "This past quarter we've once again delivered record revenue of $155m at record GAAP gross margin of 37%, and a new annual launch record is just days away. With progress across our major space systems programs, record backlog of contracts for our launch services business, and well-timed, strategic M&A in growth areas that are well-aligned with next-generation d
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter 2025 following the close of the U.S. markets on Monday November 10, 2025. Rocket Lab will host a corresponding conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.investors.rocketlabcorp.com. Rocket Lab Investor Relations Contact Patrick [email protected] Rocket Lab Media Contact Mur
The acquisition expands Rocket Lab's end-to-end mission solutions with advanced electro-optical and infrared payloads for missile warning, tracking, and space domain awareness. Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or the "Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the parent holding company of Geost, LLC ("Geost"), a leading developer of electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems for national security space missions, from Lightridge Solutions, a portfolio company of ATL Partners. The acquisition, first announced on May 27, 2025, was completed for $275 million before closing adjustments, compri
Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab", "the Company", "we," "us," or "our"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today shared the financial results for fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said: "Rocket Lab has delivered impressive gross margin expansion and another record revenue result this past quarter, driven by our strong operational performance and program execution that has us on track for a record year of launches and spacecraft delivery. It's also been a busy quarter of M&A activity as we've progressed our acquisition of Geost, strongly positioning ourselves to meet the needs of defense initiatives l
Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter 2025 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday August 7, 2025. Rocket Lab will host a corresponding conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.investors.rocketlabcorp.com. About Rocket Lab Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch servic
The strategic acquisition would create an entirely new category for Rocket Lab, positioning the Company as a disruptor for national security space. Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or the "Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the parent holding company of Geost, LLC ("Geost"), a Tucson, Arizona-based electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) payload development and manufacturing company and provider to high-priority national security satellites, from Lightridge Solutions, a portfolio company of ATL Partners, for $275 million in a mix of $125 million of cash and $150 million in private
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today shared the financial results for fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck said: "Rocket Lab has delivered a strong first quarter performance, with wins across our launch and space systems divisions reflected in our near-record $123 million revenue – at the top end of our guidance and a 32% increase year-on-year compared to Q1 2024. We also remain confident in our ability to execute and deliver on what's set to be another strong quarter, with our Q2 2025 revenue guidance in the $130m-$140 million range
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter 2025 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Rocket Lab will host a corresponding conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.rocketlabusa.com/investors. About Rocket Lab Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, satellite manufactu
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab", "the Company", "we," "us," or "our"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today shared the financial results for fiscal fourth quarter, ended December 31, 2024. Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said: "2024 was a record-setting year for Rocket Lab, with our highest annual revenue ever posted of $436.2 million and a record Q4 2024 revenue of $132.4 million – a 382% increase compared to Q4 2021, our first full quarter following our debut on the Nasdaq as a publicly-traded company. Top achievements across launch and space systems include a record number of 16 launches for Electron in 2024 (a 60% increase in launch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter 2024 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Rocket Lab will host a corresponding conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.rocketlabusa.com/investors. About Rocket Lab Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch servi