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On September 16, toward the end of the lightning round, a caller asked what Jim Cramer thinks of Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW). Mad Money host replied: We are in a rate-tightening cycle. In a rate tightening cycle, we cannot buy companies that are losing money left and right. It just won’t work. Record Revenue Expansion Driven […]

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has gained 9.5% over the last five trading days, while the S&P 500 added 0.6%. A week like that pulls money in. The stock is still about 55% below its 52-week high. The run is not the question. What matters for your money is what this stock does to your portfolio when the market moves, because it travels about four times as far as the index in both directions.

Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the industry’s six-month return of 4.5% has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 14% rise.

Redwire has seen its share price move around sharply in recent years, so the immediate question for you today is whether the current US$10.79 price is supported by the cash flows the business can generate over time. Redwire has delivered a 239.3% return over the past 3 years, which puts a lot of weight on whether its future cash flows can live up to what the stock has already done. The company’s ability to convert its space infrastructure work into recurring contracts and predictable cash...

Looking back on aerospace stocks’ Q2 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Redwire (NYSE:RDW) and its peers.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock has traded between $39.48 and $150.23 over the past 52 weeks. It now sits about 58% below its 52-week high, and anyone who bought twelve months ago is still up about 19%. None of that tells you what you would be buying today. Rocket Lab sells two quite different things, and the one its name points at is the smaller of them.

Golden Dome’s space-based interceptor program reached “flight-ready hardware,” with an integrated demonstration targeted for 2028.

Boeing's 35% revenue surge masks a negative free cash flow and 10x debt load, while Redwire burns cash but carries minimal leverage, a classic risk-reward trade-off.

Both burn cash heavily, but one trades at a large valuation premium, a gap that may or may not be justified by growth potential.

RDW turns microgravity into a commercial platform, spanning pharmaceutical research, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing.

Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street. Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.

Rapid spending isn’t always a sign of progress. Some cash-burning businesses fail to convert investments into meaningful competitive advantages, leaving them vulnerable.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock fell 39% between mid-June and September 10, while the S&P 500 gained 2.4%. The stock fell 39%—about twice as far as L3Harris Technologies, down 18.9%, and far more than Lockheed Martin, down 1.3%, and Northrop Grumman, down 5.3%—suggesting company-specific headwinds compounded broader sector softness. Yet the company just posted record revenue, and the CEO counts more than $1 billion of new contracts since Q2 2026 began. None of that changed the Neutron rocket's calendar.

The space stock's price has been cut in half from its peak earlier this year.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) trades near $64, about 57% below the high it set inside the last year, though it is still up 49.5% over twelve months against 19.7% for the S&P 500. The business did not break along the way. What changed is the wait: how long before Neutron flies, and how much cash goes out first.

A presidential caption declaring the Moon American property changes no treaty, but it may be reshuffling billions in defense contracts toward a handful of space companies already sitting on record backlogs.

RDW invests in next-generation phased-array technology to expand military communications across LEO, MEO and GEO.

Redwire Corporation (RDW) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

RDW expands its space and defense portfolio as backlog grows, but continued losses and contract execution risks cloud its outlook.

RDW's phased-array investment could expand its Defense Tech reach into resilient space communications, but funded programs and returns remain unproven.

Redwire enters the second half with record backlog, rapid Defense Tech growth and stronger liquidity, but cash burn and a premium valuation demand execution.

Redwire's 30.5% three-month slide contrasts with record backlog and better margins, but cash burn, Space weakness and a premium valuation still cloud a rebound.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) has fallen about 49% over the past three months, while signing the biggest launch contract in its history. The risk sits in the gap between those two facts. The threat is not on the demand side. It is that the company spends far ahead of Neutron, the rocket meant to turn its cash around, and Neutron has not flown.

The Trump administration is determined to bring manufacturing activity back to the U.S., and tariffs are one of its important tools. In mid-August, President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on certain drones and their components to take effect on Sept. 3, 21 days later. “We view the move as positive for domestic producers,” wrote Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu at the time, noting that AeroVironment AEVEX Teledyne Technologies Redwire Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Elbit Systems could benefit.

It was a month full of good news for the company.

With government bond yields in many major economies rising, investors are paying closer attention to companies tied to national security and long term defense commitments. That backdrop keeps interest on businesses that build aircraft, satellites and military systems, as well as those that support them with critical services. This article walks through three stocks from the US aerospace and defense space so you can decide whether any deserve a place on your watchlist. The three aerospace and...

Archer Aviation gains 14.9% in a month as commercialization, vertiport expansion and partnerships advance, but losses and execution risks remain.

Redwire stock has delivered a very strong 3 year gain, yet the valuation checks send mixed messages as an intrinsic value estimate based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) points to upside while market multiples suggest the shares already trade on the high side. The market is weighing that split against recent business moves in space infrastructure and defense focused communications. Redwire has returned about 222.3% over 3 years, which puts current investors in a very different position to...

Redwire (NYSE: RDW) announced a new investment in next-generation phased array antenna technology aimed at improving global warfighter communications. The company plans to use this technology to support national security missions and commercial space operations through higher capacity satellite links. The move is intended to expand Redwire's role in space-based data networks by building on its existing expertise in RF systems. Consider exploring other stocks working on advanced...

RKLB broadens its space system role with spacecraft components spanning reaction wheels, radios, solar solutions and optical systems.