Early Launch: Rocket Lab successfully launched the STP-S30 mission on December 18, 2025, five months ahead of schedule, showcasing its agile launch capabilities and support for U.S. space power.
Technological Advancement: The launch deployed four DiskSat satellites aimed at improving the build and integration efficiency of future small satellite missions, driving advancements in commercial, government, and defense applications.
Annual Launch Record: This launch marks Rocket Lab's 20th of 2025, further solidifying its new annual launch record and demonstrating its leadership in the small launch market.
Strategic Collaboration: The partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA ensures the validation of advanced technologies in the space environment, laying the groundwork for future operational system integration and enhancing national competitiveness in space.
RKLB
$58.82+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on RKLB
Wall Street analysts forecast RKLB stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RKLB is 65.17 USD with a low forecast of 51.00 USD and a high forecast of 83.00 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.
13 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast RKLB stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RKLB is 65.17 USD with a low forecast of 51.00 USD and a high forecast of 83.00 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.
9 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 53.960
Low
51.00
Averages
65.17
High
83.00
Current: 53.960
Low
51.00
Averages
65.17
High
83.00
Needham
Buy
maintain
$55 -> $63
2025-11-12
Reason
Needham
Price Target
$55 -> $63
2025-11-12
maintain
Buy
Reason
Needham raised the firm's price target on Rocket Lab to $63 from $55 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company reported strong Q3 results, with revenue 2% above consensus, and also guided Q4 revenue above consensus, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Both Space Systems, up 36%, and Launch, up 95%, segments drove Q3 strength while gross margins also impressed, the firm added.
Morgan Stanley
Equal Weight
maintain
$68 -> $67
2025-11-12
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$68 -> $67
2025-11-12
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on Rocket Lab to $67 from $68 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The market is "largely shrugging off" a schedule shift on Neutron's first flight as Neutron's first launch shifting into 2026 "may have been more modest than feared," the analyst tells investors. However, schedule revisions prolong program spending and may have a "cascading manifest impact," says the analyst, who adds that Electron demand is proving robust and Space Systems continues to perform.
Stifel
Buy
maintain
$65 -> $75
2025-11-11
Reason
Stifel
Price Target
$65 -> $75
2025-11-11
maintain
Buy
Reason
Stifel raised the firm's price target on Rocket Lab to $75 from $65 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Rocket Lab reported Q3 results that were better than expected for revenue and gross margin, while the Q4 outlook sees further top-line acceleration and improved margins, the analyst tells investors. With management targeting to have Neutron at the pad in Q1 of 2026, the firm sees this as "a more realistic goal, prioritizing mission success over speed," the analyst added.
Roth Capital
Suji Desilva
maintain
$60 -> $75
2025-11-11
Reason
Roth Capital
Suji Desilva
Price Target
$60 -> $75
2025-11-11
maintain
Reason
Roth Capital analyst Suji Desilva raised the firm's price target on Rocket Lab to $75 from $60 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares post the Q3 report. The company reported stronger margins and a growing backlog, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Roth believes Rocket Lab has seen a "very minor" government shutdown impact and continues to be active on government programs.
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.
