Space Stocks Surge with RKLB Up 20% Year-to-Date
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 3d ago
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Source: Benzinga
- Strong Space Stock Performance: Space stocks have surged into 2026, driven by support from the Trump administration and technical achievements, with RKLB's stock climbing over 65% in a month to around $85, reflecting robust market confidence.
- ASTS Price Stabilization: Following a massive 260% rally in 2025, AST SpaceMobile's shares have consolidated between $91 and $100 in early 2026, despite some institutional analysts downgrading their ratings due to extreme valuations, indicating strong retail investor preference.
- Successful Rocket Tests: Starfighters Space shares rose 20% after the successful completion of supersonic flight tests, benefiting from President Trump's executive order on space superiority, which accelerates commercial hypersonic testing, showcasing positive industry policy impacts.
- Optimistic Market Outlook: Planet Labs posted a 27% gain at the start of 2026, partly due to a multi-year satellite services agreement with Sweden, which is expected to provide stable revenue streams and further solidify its position in the space data and intelligence solutions market.
Analyst Views on ASTS
Wall Street analysts forecast ASTS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ASTS is 72.39 USD with a low forecast of 43.00 USD and a high forecast of 95.00 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 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
4 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 95.220
Low
43.00
Averages
72.39
High
95.00
Current: 95.220
Low
43.00
Averages
72.39
High
95.00
About ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is engaged in building a global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on its intellectual property (IP) and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. The Company is engaged in designing and developing the constellation of BlueBird (BB) satellites and has planned space-based Cellular Broadband network distributed through a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Its SpaceMobile Service is being designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband services to end-users who are out of terrestrial cellular coverage using existing mobile devices. The Company intends to continue testing capabilities of the BW3 test satellite, including further testing with cellular service providers and the government. The Company has operations in India, Scotland, Spain, and Israel.
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.
