Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.02 EPS

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The rocket manufacturer reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.02, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $155.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.45 million. Rocket Lab had a negative net margin of 45.87% and a negative return on equity of 48.14%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 48.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Rocket Lab updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Rocket Lab Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RKLB traded up $0.26 on Monday, hitting $51.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 22,556,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,736,125. The company has a market capitalization of $25.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.33 and a beta of 2.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.67. Rocket Lab has a 12 month low of $14.01 and a 12 month high of $73.97. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $55.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Arjun Kampani sold 9,416 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.70, for a total value of $449,143.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 489,629 shares in the company, valued at $23,355,303.30. This represents a 1.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Adam C. Spice sold 874,588 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.01, for a total transaction of $41,988,969.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 2,057,889 shares in the company, valued at approximately $98,799,250.89. The trade was a 29.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 5,406,361 shares of company stock valued at $267,483,973. Corporate insiders own 11.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rocket Lab

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Rocket Lab by 114.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 174,308 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,117,000 after purchasing an additional 92,849 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rocket Lab by 1,812.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 36,807 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $658,000 after buying an additional 34,882 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Rocket Lab by 53.8% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 15,745 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 5,507 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Rocket Lab by 13.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 773,548 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $13,831,000 after buying an additional 90,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Rocket Lab by 1.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 67,584 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock worth $1,206,000 after acquiring an additional 681 shares during the period. 71.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on RKLB shares. Bank of America lifted their target price on Rocket Lab from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Baird R W upgraded Rocket Lab to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Robert W. Baird began coverage on Rocket Lab in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $83.00 price objective for the company. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Rocket Lab in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Rocket Lab from $50.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Rocket Lab has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.75.

Rocket Lab Company Profile

Rocket Lab USA, Inc, a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets.