News

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.

Rocket Lab raised $1.944 billion for its $8 billion Iridium acquisition, while advancing Neutron hardware testing in Virginia.

Rocket Lab has spent the past year quietly transforming into something Wall Street has yet to fully price in, and the gap between what investors see and what the company is actually building may be the most important story in the space sector right now.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) won a contract from Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior for a dedicated satellite constellation. The German ministry will receive exclusive access to Planet's Constellation Services for civil government use under the new agreement. The deal expands Planet Labs' role with European public sector clients and increases its exposure to the geospatial data market. This exclusive German satellite constellation deal is only one piece of the wider Planet Labs...

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q2. Today, we are looking at data & business process services stocks, starting with Planet Labs (NYSE:PL).

This under-the-radar industrial technology stock boasts a Superscore of 73 from our Hidden Gems Primary database, part of The Motley Fool's Moneyball Database system. Here's why.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.

The task force will pursue faster approvals, more spaceports, priority launch corridors and improved airspace integration.

Revenue jumped 58% to $116.1 million on satellite services strength.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of $116.1 million, up 58% year over year. The company generated $13.9 million of company-defined non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, up from $6.4 million a year earlier, while its GAAP net loss narrowed to $9.4 million from $22.6 million. Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) defines adjusted EBITDA as net […]

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has signed a new 7-figure, 1-year agreement with a European defense and intelligence customer. The contract expands Planet Labs' commercial footprint in European defense and intelligence markets beyond previously disclosed agreements. The deal highlights growing use of Planet Labs' data and services among major government clients across multiple regions. For a broader view on how rising demand for earth observation and data infrastructure ties into the build out of...

Market Catalysts Host Julie Hyman uses Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace platform to take a closer look at the latest stock moves occurring in Planet Labs (PL) shares after the satellite imaging company raised its full-year forecast.

Planet Labs lifted fiscal 2027 guidance after a Q2 beat, as its $4B-plus satellite-services pipeline matures and Owl investment accelerates.

The brokerage cut its price target to reflect relative valuations as fund flows have reduced multiples in the space sector.

Wall Street is re-rating space stocks after NASA's $700 million Blue Origin contract, with Berenberg initiating bullish coverage on AST SpaceMobile, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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,...

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,...