Electron Launch Triumph: Social media erupted with praise for Rocket Lab's latest Electron rocket mission, which achieved perfect satellite deployment amid challenging conditions. Observers highlighted the company's unmatched cadence in small-launch operations, fueling talks of market dominance. The feat reinforced perceptions of technical superiority.
Post-Launch Stock Volatility: Shares dipped slightly post-announcement, igniting debates on whether it's a temporary overreaction. Participants pointed to a burgeoning contract backlog as evidence of sustained growth potential. Some voiced frustration over broader market pressures impacting the space sector.
Neutron Rocket Hype: Anticipation builds around the Neutron vehicle's development milestones, with users speculating on debut timelines. Confidence in management execution remains high, drawing parallels to past successes. Discussions blend optimism with measured expectations for scaling ambitions.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Rocket Lab USA Insider Trading Activity
Rocket Lab USA insiders have traded $RKLB stock on the open market 126 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 126 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $RKLB stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- PETER BECK (CEO) has made 0 purchases and 25 sales selling 5,018,857 shares for an estimated $269,325,511.
- ADAM C. SPICE (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 17 sales selling 2,371,134 shares for an estimated $150,985,730.
- MATTHEW OCKO has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 1,873,097 shares for an estimated $90,280,094.
- FRANK KLEIN (Chief Operations Officer) has made 0 purchases and 21 sales selling 196,339 shares for an estimated $11,627,067.
- MERLINE SAINTIL has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 143,500 shares for an estimated $11,489,000.
- JON A OLSON has made 0 purchases and 20 sales selling 90,605 shares for an estimated $5,130,467.
- ARJUN KAMPANI (SVP General Counsel &) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 79,770 shares for an estimated $3,583,635.
- NINA ARMAGNO has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 27,314 shares for an estimated $1,862,972.
- EDWARD H. FRANK sold 2,500 shares for an estimated $193,471
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Rocket Lab USA Revenue
Rocket Lab USA had revenues of $155.1M in Q3 2025. This is an increase of 47.97% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track RKLB financials on Quiver Quantitative's RKLB stock page.
Rocket Lab USA Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 497 institutional investors add shares of Rocket Lab USA stock to their portfolio, and 319 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- VK SERVICES, LLC removed 13,000,000 shares (-61.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $622,830,000
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 6,620,062 shares (-49.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $317,167,170
- BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO added 5,725,536 shares (+47.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $399,413,391
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 5,610,469 shares (+13.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $391,386,317
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 4,403,335 shares (-72.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $307,176,649
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 4,122,175 shares (+74.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $287,562,928
- TIDAL INVESTMENTS LLC removed 3,749,041 shares (-97.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $261,533,100
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Rocket Lab USA Government Contracts
We have seen $13,994,002 of award payments to $RKLB over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER: $13,446,522
- THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP GEN 1 SOLAR SAIL MISSION CONCEPTS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE OBJECTIVES OF A FUTURE...: $546,480
- FOURTH ON-RAMP FOR EGLIN WIDE AGILE ACQUISITION CONTRACT (EWAAC) VEHICLE.: $1,000
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Rocket Lab USA Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $RKLB in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/20/2026
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/16/2026
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 12/23/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Rocket Lab USA, check out Quiver Quantitative's $RKLB forecast page.
Rocket Lab USA Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $RKLB recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $RKLB in the last 6 months, with a median target of $85.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Ronald Epstein from B of A Securities set a target price of $120.0 on 01/20/2026
- Anthony Valentini from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $69.0 on 01/20/2026
- Kristine Liwag from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $105.0 on 01/16/2026
- Ryan Koontz from Needham set a target price of $90.0 on 12/23/2025
- Erik Rasmussen from Stifel set a target price of $85.0 on 12/22/2025
- Michael Leshock from Keybanc set a target price of $75.0 on 10/17/2025
- Peter Arment from Baird set a target price of $83.0 on 10/16/2025
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