Intuitive Machines (LUNR) slides 4.3% as traders reposition ahead of upcoming Q1 results

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) is down 4.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to pre-earnings positioning after the company set its first-quarter 2026 results date, with no major new contract or mission update released alongside it. This could also be amplified by recent insider transactions disclosed in regulatory filings, which sometimes pressure sentiment in volatile, momentum-driven names.

Details:

The company announced it plans to release first-quarter 2026 financial results and host a conference call on May 14, 2026.

With the stock prone to sharp swings, an “earnings date on the calendar” can trigger near-term profit-taking and derisking, even without a change to fundamentals.

Recent Form 4 filings show insider sales that were disclosed as part of normal equity-compensation and personal liquidity activity, but the headline activity can still weigh on short-term trading.

Absent a fresh, market-moving operational update (such as a major award, mission milestone, or guidance change), day-to-day flows can dominate the tape.

Sources:

Intuitive Machines Investor Relations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$LUNR Insider Trading Activity

$LUNR insiders have traded $LUNR stock on the open market 40 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 38 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $LUNR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

STEPHEN J ALTEMUS (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 3,100,554 shares for an estimated $52,291,308.
KAMAL SEYED GHAFFARIAN has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 567,636 shares for an estimated $12,619,229.
TIMOTHY PRICE II CRAIN (SVP & CTO) has made 0 purchases and 13 sales selling 731,673 shares for an estimated $12,587,712.
MICHAEL BLITZER has made 2 purchases buying 241,080 shares for an estimated $2,190,434 and 0 sales.
PETER MCGRATH (SVP and CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 50,095 shares for an estimated $1,025,003.
ANNA CHIARA JONES (SVP, CLO & Corporate Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 21,690 shares for an estimated $408,497.
STEVEN VONTUR (See Remarks) sold 4,343 shares for an estimated $75,724

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API.

$LUNR Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 144 institutional investors add shares of $LUNR stock to their portfolio, and 123 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 3,486,509 shares (+3258.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $56,586,041
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA added 2,571,424 shares (+381.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $41,734,211
POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 2,490,539 shares (+850.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $40,421,447
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 2,025,520 shares (-75.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $32,874,189
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 1,943,078 shares (-79.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $31,536,155
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 1,860,433 shares (-98.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $30,194,827
BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,826,951 shares (+22.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $29,651,414

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API.

$LUNR Government Contracts

We have seen $92,139,677 of award payments to $LUNR over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

NEAR SPACE NETWORK (NSN) SERVICES (SUBCATEGORY 2.2 GEO TO CIS-LUNAR RELAY): $18,000,000
COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS): $11,690,000
JOINT EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY SUPPLYING ON-ORBIT NUCLEAR POWER (JETSON) LOW POWER: $8,245,000
PHASE E LROC CONTRACT AWARD: $2,625,000
THIS IS A FFP CONTRACT FOR NEXTSTEP2 APPENDIX R: LUNAR LOGISTICS AND MOBILITY STUDIES.: $1,936,780

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

$LUNR Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $LUNR in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Clear Street issued a "Buy" rating on 12/29/2025
Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/19/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Underperform" rating on 11/19/2025
Canaccord Genuity issued a "Buy" rating on 11/07/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $LUNR, check out Quiver Quantitative's $LUNR forecast page.

$LUNR Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $LUNR recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $LUNR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $24.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Michael Leshock from Keybanc set a target price of $27.0 on 04/29/2026
Suji Desilva from Roth Capital set a target price of $35.0 on 04/17/2026
Jonathan Siegmann from Stifel set a target price of $22.0 on 03/23/2026
Andres Sheppard from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $26.0 on 03/20/2026
Austin Moeller from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $24.0 on 03/20/2026
Edison Yu from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $22.0 on 03/20/2026
Greg Pendy from Clear Street set a target price of $25.0 on 12/29/2025

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