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Rocket Lab USA Inc. RKLB

$58.86 · close of Nov 9, 2026
AI score · Solid · analysis Apr 8, 2026
6.0 of 10

Management and Optionality hold this up; Valuation is the soft spot.

Moat5.0
Management9.0
Valuation2.0
Risk · 10 = lowest5.0
Business model8.0
Optionality9.0
Fair value
AI fair value
$43.10
as of Nov 10, 2026
Base case
$26.07
the single most likely path
Analyst consensus
$102.15
22 analysts · 12-month target
Price
$58.86
price 37% above the AI fair value

The price needs 58.0% growth a year for ten years. The AI thinks 35.0% is achievable, at a 15.0% margin.

Rocket Lab trades at 64x sales but loses money now because it's pouring cash into Neutron rocket like Tesla did factories – smart long-term bet on exploding space demand ($1.8T market). If they hit 35% growth and 15% profits (proven margin trends + contracts), it's worth way more than $38B; backlog and defense deals make this realistic. Big risk: Neutron flops vs SpaceX.

The business

Rocket Lab Corporation, a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through launch services and space systems segments. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, optical systems, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets and develops flight and ground software. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron, an orbital small launch vehicle for small spacecraft launch services, as well as develops Neutron launch vehicles for large constellation deployments, interplanetary missions, and potentially for human spaceflight. In addition, the company designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for its launch vehicles and spacecraft. It serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. Rocket Lab Corporation was formerly known as Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and changed its name to Rocket Lab Corporation in August 2021. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.

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