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London news outlet The Times recently reported that Russia’s effort to build a Starlink-like satellite constellation to help in its war efforts with Ukraine is failing. Russia has launched dozens of satellites, with many failing to reach the appropriate orbit, leaving Russian troops with limited ability to use satellites to guide drones. It is SpaceX’s space-based broadband product with thousands of satellites in orbit, millions of subscribers, and billions in annual earnings.

Moby summary of Planet Labs PBC's Q2 2027 earnings call

Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. These firms have helped their customers unlock huge efficiencies, so it’s no surprise the industry has posted a 19.8% gain over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 8.1 percentage points.

Planet Labs reported fiscal second-quarter sales of $116.1 million Thursday afternoon. Wall Street was looking for $104.5 million.

London news outlet The Times recently reported that Russia’s effort to build a Starlink-like satellite constellation to help in its war efforts with Ukraine is failing. Russia has launched dozens of satellites, with many failing to reach the appropriate orbit, leaving Russian troops with limited ability to use satellites to guide drones. Starlink has no such limitations.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) shares rose 14. 1% in pre-market trading after the company reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 results that exceeded analyst expectations for revenue and adjusted earnings.

Oppenheimer raised its SpaceX target to $280, while Gavin Baker said orbital data centers could eventually propel its valuation to $20 trillion.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) reports a 58% year-over-year revenue surge to $116 million, driven by defense and international demand, while raising full-year guidance.

Both companies are unprofitable with sky-high valuations, but they are now seeing more than 30% year-over-year sales growth.

Rocket Lab’s Electron offers dedicated launch dates, orbits and mission profiles, unlike shared Falcon 9 rideshare missions.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) reported record second-quarter revenue of $116 million, up approximately 58% from a year earlier, as satellite services execution and demand from defense and intelligence customers drove growth. The company also raised the low end of its full-year fiscal 2027 outlook for re

The high-flying space stock has cooled off in recent months, despite a high-flying start to the year.

Record quarterly revenue and strong earnings helped PL beat Wall Street estimates, while softer near-term guidance could test the rally.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +200.00% and +10.67%, respectively, for the quarter ended July 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Earth imaging satellite company Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) reported Q2 CY2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 58.1% year on year to $116.1 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $103 million was less impressive, coming in 10.5% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.02 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Planet Labs reported fiscal second-quarter sales of $116.1 million Thursday afternoon. Wall Street was looking for $104.5 million.

For its fiscal second quarter, Planet Labs expects revenue of $102 million to $107 million, compared with $73.4 million a year earlier.

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.

A new European defense contract and a fresh analyst Buy rating landed for Planet Labs on Thursday, yet the stock cratered anyway while the broader market rallied. Something specific to this sector is spooking investors ahead of a closely watched earnings release tonight.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) drew fresh attention after confirming that its Tanager 2 hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDove satellites reached Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of a planned launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 18 mission. Planet Labs PBC’s recent satellite milestone comes as the stock trades at US$19.99, with the share price down 7.15% over the past 30 days and 54.08% over 90 days, yet supported by a very large 1-year total shareholder return above 200% and a multi-year total...

Planet Labs PBC recently confirmed that its Tanager-2 hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDove satellites of Flock 4J reached Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, marking a further build-out of its methane-focused and global monitoring constellations. This shipment meaningfully extends Planet’s hyperspectral and daily imaging capabilities, opening potential new commercial uses from methane detection to agriculture, mining, water quality,...

Berenberg has initiated coverage on four major space companies with optimistic ‘Buy’ recommendations, igniting a significant market rebound led by a double-digit surge in AST SpaceMobile stock.

Planet Labs PBC has delivered a very strong share price gain over the past three years, yet the broader valuation checks currently flag the stock as expensive rather than a clear bargain. With the latest pullback coming after a very large multi year return, investors are having to weigh rich market multiples against what the underlying business can reasonably support. Planet Labs PBC has returned roughly 4.8x over the past three years, which puts extra focus on whether current expectations...

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has shipped its Tanager-2 hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDove satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base for an upcoming launch. The new satellites are intended to expand Planet Labs' hyperspectral imaging capacity and global methane emission detection efforts. Tanager-2 is part of Planet Labs' collaboration with Carbon Mapper, focused on identifying methane super-emitters worldwide. The additional SuperDoves are expected to support broader environmental,...

Space stock euphoria peaked ahead of SpaceX’s record-setting initial public stock offering, before the sector fell back to Earth. The broker launched coverage of four space stocks on Wednesday, all with Buy ratings: AST, Rocket Lab Planet Labs and HawkEye 360 HawkEye 360 according to ratings aggregators. Berenberg didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Berenberg just handed two beaten-down space stocks their biggest single-session pops in weeks, but the reason one name surged twice as hard as the other reveals a fault line in how the market is pricing the entire sector.

Berenberg said it favors space firms with vertically integrated launch capabilities.

Investing.com -- Berenberg launched coverage of the U.S. and European space sector, initiating Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, Planet Labs, and HawkEye 360 at Buy, and Avio SpA at Hold. The new coverage joins Berenberg’s existing Buy rating on OHB SE.

Earth imaging satellite company Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) will be reporting results this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what you need to know.

Rocket Lab's stock has shed more than half its value from its peak while analysts pile on buy ratings and one major bank sees the price doubling. Something has to give, and the answer hinges on a rocket that has not yet left the ground.