Rocket Lab Achieves 21 Successful Launches in 2025, Market Cap Reaches $47 Billion
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Stock Surge: Rocket Lab's stock soared 360% in 2024 and an additional 174% in 2025, transforming a $10,000 investment made three years ago into $186,880, highlighting its robust performance and appeal in the space sector.
- ETF Investment Opportunity: The Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF (JEDI) lists Rocket Lab as its top holding among 26 stocks, with the top 10 accounting for 64% of the ETF's weight, providing investors with diversified exposure to the sector.
- Military Contracts: Rocket Lab secured an $816 million contract for missile-tracking satellites and a $515 million contract for building a satellite communications network, showcasing its strong capabilities and demand in the defense sector.
- Future Growth Potential: With the U.S. defense budget projected to rise from $900 billion in 2026 to $1.5 trillion in 2027, Rocket Lab and its associated ETF stocks are poised to benefit from ongoing military spending, driving future profitability.
Analyst Views on RKLB
Wall Street analysts forecast RKLB stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RKLB is 73.11 USD with a low forecast of 60.00 USD and a high forecast of 90.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
8 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 80.480
Low
60.00
Averages
73.11
High
90.00
Current: 80.480
Low
60.00
Averages
73.11
High
90.00
About RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation is an end-to-end space company. The Company designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets, spacecraft and spacecraft components, and related software and services to support the space economy. The Company delivers reliable launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions that make it easier to access space. Its Launch Services segment provides launch and launch-related services to customers on a dedicated mission or ride-share basis. Its Space Systems segment comprises the design and manufacture of spacecraft components and spacecraft program management services, space data applications, and mission operations. Its space systems solutions are the building blocks for spacecraft, which include composite structures, reaction wheels, star trackers, solar solutions, radios, separation systems, and command and control spacecraft software.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
