Space stocks are rocketing upwards. AST SpaceMobile and Virgin Galactic have each risen more than 9% in Friday's trading session, extending gains from Thursday driven by SpaceX's move toward an initial public offering.
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SpaceX’s IPO filing is reshaping how investors value launch, satellite, and AI infrastructure companies including Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, CoreWeave, Firefly Aerospace, and EchoStar.
Investors are abuzz about SpaceX's filing for an initial public offering—and the gravitational pull is pushing some stocks up and others down this morning. Shares of Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace each fell around 6% at the opening before paring some of their losses, while space-focused companies Virgin Galactic and AST SpaceMobile advanced.
AST SpaceMobile gained attention after SpaceX identified the company as a competitor in satellite-to-mobile connectivity.
Firefly Aerospace has completed a major expansion of its Cedar Park, Texas campus, doubling facility space. The project adds more cleanroom production capacity and a new innovation lab focused on spacecraft manufacturing. The expanded site is intended to support lunar missions and NASA's Moon Base initiative. For investors watching NasdaqGM:FLY, this facility expansion speaks directly to how the business is gearing up its operations rather than just its launch headlines. The stock last...
Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ:FLY) is one of the 10 Stocks Making Monster Moves. Firefly Aerospace climbed by 8.71 percent on Monday to close at $43.95 apiece, as sentiment was bolstered by the growing optimism for space stocks, thanks to new updates on SpaceX’s looming initial public offering (IPO). SpaceX, one of the largest players in […]
Elon Musk's SpaceX this week will launch its next Starship flight, release the prospectus for its $1.75 trillion IPO. Space stocks surge.

Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman takes a look at some of Monday's trending tickers and stories. ServiceNow (NOW) stock is climbing after Bank of America (BAC) restarted its coverage of the name. Space stocks, including Rocket Lab (RKLB), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Firefly (FLY), are moving higher on SpaceX's (SPAX.PVT) upcoming S-1 filing. Ryanair (RYAAY) warned of higher costs due to fuel prices.
SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, has secured a key Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop advanced sensors and AI-driven algorithms. The work targets deep learning tools for global surveillance and persistent awareness across the electromagnetic spectrum. The award adds to Firefly Aerospace's growing role in U.S. defense programs, following its selection for the Space Force’s Golden Dome missile defense effort. For investors tracking Firefly Aerospace, NasdaqGM:FLY,...
Space stocks have been rallying since news of SpaceX's IPO dropped in March. Which of these two stocks is worth a look while you wait for SpaceX to go public?
There are a bunch of space-themed ETFs, a mix of actively managed and index funds. But just one has access to SpaceX ahead of its eagerly awaited debut.
What Firefly Aerospace’s Recent Trading Tells You Firefly Aerospace (FLY) has drawn attention after recent trading left the stock down over the past month but higher across the past 3 months, putting its space and defense profile back in focus. See our latest analysis for Firefly Aerospace. After a 35.5% 90 day share price return, the recent 9.0% 30 day share price decline and 6.3% 1 day pullback suggest momentum is cooling in the short term, even though year to date performance remains...
Launch services provider Rocket Lab releases earnings late Thursday. RKLB stock has formed a base and trades near an entry.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is going to make history this year as it looks to touch down with a blistering-hot IPO that might match the heat of its rocket fuel. Of course, the price of admission into what could be a $2 trillion titan could have the potential to be off the charts. And for that ... Beyond SpaceX — Firefly Is the Space Stock You Can Actually Buy Today
Firefly's quarter looked great, with one small exception.
Firefly Aerospace (FLY) is seeing growing demand beyond its launch business and a strengthening luna
Stock futures were rising Tuesday as investors shrugged off a flare-up of tensions in the Middle East. Palantir Technologies slid 3.3% even as the data-wrangling software developer’s first-quarter earnings topped Wall Street’s expectations on all key metrics. Because it trades at such a lofty valuation, with the stock fetching 97 times expected earnings per share for the next 12 months, Palantir gets judged not on whether it beats expectations but how much it beats estimates.
Moby summary of Firefly Aerospace Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call
Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ:FLY) reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue as management pointed to accelerating demand across lunar missions, national security software, and launch services. The company posted first-quarter revenue of $80.9 million for the period ended March 31, up from $57.7 millio
Firefly Aerospace (FLY) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +7.48% and +9.57%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Shares of Firefly Aerospace rocketed higher after the space technology company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. Firefly is still a smaller, growing company. Wall Street was looking for sales of $77.1 million, according to FactSet.
Jason Kim: Thank you, Michael, and welcome to our fourth quarter and year-end 2025 earnings call. Firefly is a space and defense company, delivering innovative hardware and software to perform the hardest missions in the space for national security, exploration and commercial technology lighting the way to a bold space ecosystem that expands humanity's future. Now with SciTec onboard, Firefly's capabilities include AI-enabled defense software proven in operations, such as missile warning and defense.
Space IPO plays Firefly Aerospace and Voyager Technologies report late Monday. Rocket Lab reports Thursday.
Firefly Aerospace (FLY) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
What recent price moves suggest about Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace (FLY) has drawn fresh attention after a recent run in its share price, with the stock up about 73% over the past month and roughly 34% in the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Firefly Aerospace. That surge in Firefly Aerospace’s recent share price return sits alongside a year to date share price return of 74.45%. The latest 1 day move shows some cooling after a strong run, suggesting momentum has been building...
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