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Rocket Lab is a pure-play space stock with businesses spanning the entire space value chain.

Talk around Rocket Lab this summer keeps circling back to one idea: that the company is becoming the next SpaceX. It is an easy comparison to make and a hard one to justify. SpaceX is now a nearly $2 trillion public company after its record-breaking initial public offering in June, while Rocket Lab ...

Rocket Lab stock is down 45% from its peak, but a record-fast Space Force launch, Morgan Stanley's $293 bull case, and the Iridium deal highlight bullish fundamentals ahead of Aug. 6 earnings.

Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) announced an $8b all stock acquisition of Iridium Communications, positioning the company to combine launch, satellite manufacturing, and space connectivity under one roof. Shortly after the Iridium deal was revealed, CEO Peter Beck executed a large insider share sale, drawing attention to executive sentiment around the transaction and current valuation. Around the same time, Rocket Lab reported record-setting performance on the U.S. Space Force VICTUS HAZE...

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is doing something rare in aerospace. It is building a fully vertically integrated space platform while still burning cash. Q1 revenue hit $200.35 million, up 63.5% year over year, backlog reached $2.20 billion, and management just announced an $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications. Shares are up 33.44% year to date to ... Can Rocket Lab Stock Become the Next SpaceX-Like Success Story?

Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of the 10 Stocks Investors Are Running Away From. Rocket Lab extended losses for a second day on Tuesday, shedding 10.40 percent to end at $83.41 apiece, as investors mirrored its chief executive’s disposition of a significant stake in the company. In a regulatory filing on Monday, the space […]

Starlink has been a gem for SpaceX, but it could face an influx of competition in the near future.

This blockbuster acquisition gives Rocket Lab something it lacked before.

Rocket Lab Corporation has agreed to acquire Iridium Communications (IRDM) in a collar-structured transaction valuing Iridium at about $8b, creating a mixed cash and stock outcome for existing shareholders. See our latest analysis for Iridium Communications. Iridium Communications has attracted intense attention around the Rocket Lab deal. The share price is now at $52.59 with a 90 day share price return of 57.31% and a year to date share price return of 196.11%. The 1 year total shareholder...

The proposed sale values Beck’s shares at about $93.09 each and represents 0.9% of Rocket Lab’s listed shares outstanding.

Shares in satellite operator Viasat are shooting up again, extending a hot streak driven by the company’s spectrum portfolio. Spectrum is essential for satellite companies' orbital fleets to serve clients back on Earth.

Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, automotive and space technology dominated headlines during the week.

Should investors bet big on Rocket Lab stock following its latest acquisition move?

A major acquisition in the space tech category propelled massive gains for AST stock this week.

The market applauded Rocket Lab's potential expansion into the satellite business, reinforcing the company's ambitions for growth in space applications.

Rocket Lab's bold takeover of Iridium could help it keep up with SpaceX.

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On June 29, Rocket Lab announced a definitive agreement to acquire Iridium Communications in a transaction valued at ~$8.0 billion. Under the terms, Iridium shareholders will receive $54 per share in a mix of cash and stock. This […]

The space-launch company is shelling out serious dough to pull this deal off, but it's arguably worth it.

Rocket Lab could likely soar 50% from this level even though the competition heats up.

Rocket Lab just made a move that could dramatically change its outlook.

CEO Peter Beck just spent approximately $8 billion to buy a satellite phone company. Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is on a 16% weekly gain since the acquisition of Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) hit the tape. The pitch is that this deal turns Rocket Lab into a full-stack space operator capable of taking market share from SpaceX and ... Rocket Lab’s CEO Just Bet $8 Billion on Taking Down SpaceX. Here’s the ‘1+1=3’ Logic

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) shareholders who bought two years ago are now sitting on one of the loudest re-ratings in the market. The stock traded at $4.54 on July 1, 2024. It closed $101.65 on June 30, 2026, a staggering 2,138% two-year run. Retail investors are now treating the ticker like a proxy for the entire ... From $4.8 to $101: Rocket Lab’s Wild Ride Into an $8 Billion SpaceX Showdown

Iridium Communications stock has surged 213.7% year to date, yet its valuation picture is split, with a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) estimate pointing to upside while market multiples point to a richer price tag and a low overall value score. Year to date, Iridium Communications is up 213.7%, which puts extra focus on whether recent gains already reflect the expected benefits from its agreed US$8b cash and stock acquisition by Rocket Lab and ongoing IoT expansion. The pending Rocket Lab deal...

Is buying a profitable satellite network outright the smartest money this launch company has ever spent?

Rocket Lab’s $8 billion Iridium deal gives the space company something that cannot be built overnight: a global satellite communications network. The company is buying Iridium Communications (IRDM) to move deeper into satellite networks, spectrum, and recurring communications revenue. Owning that ...

Investor interest in the broader space sector is reignited. Planet Labs PBC rallied over 15% after Rocket Lab announced its $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications.

During an interview with CNBC, Beck said that the $8 billion Iridium deal provides Rocket Lab with a great entry point to launch application services in space.

Shares of aerospace and defense company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) jumped 4.1% in the afternoon session after its stock continued to rally following the announcement of a deal to acquire Iridium Communications for approximately $8 billion.

Tech and industrial stocks led advances while gold slipped, and investors eyed a strong quarter close, today, June 30, 2026.

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