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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.

Space stocks are tumbling together on Friday, and the name with no connection to Rocket Lab's pending Iridium deal is somehow leading the group lower, which raises a bigger question about what is actually driving the selloff.

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

The provider of global satellite data reported a notable disposition of company stock involving its CEO.

Shares of earth imaging satellite company Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) jumped 7% in the afternoon session after an industry report addressing satellite hardware lifecycles and post-quantum cryptographic security highlighted the company as an active space sector participant with developments, according to the company’s press release. The report emphasized that satellites must be engineered to outlive the encryption systems protecting them over their operational lifecycles. Post-quantum cryptographic sec

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.

After losing some value lately, a hammer chart pattern has been formed for Planet Labs PBC (PL), indicating that the stock has found support. This, combined with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could lead to a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.

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.

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 shares have fallen more than 60% from 2026 highs despite strong Q2 revenue growth, and analysts' $32.78 consensus price target implies over 90% upside potential.

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.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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 […]

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.

Rocket Lab sits deep in the red after a rocket test failure spooked investors, yet one top Wall Street analyst just doubled down with a target that implies the stock more than doubles from here. The question is whether the backlog can carry the thesis until the next launch attempt.

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...

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.

Today, Sept. 4, 2026, the satellite imagery provider's earnings beat, lifting the full-year outlook to $430M–$441M, though mixed analyst moves kept gains in check.

AST SpaceMobile shares jumped nearly 12% after Berenberg initiated coverage with a Buy rating and $92 price target, even as regulatory hurdles and cash burn remain key challenges.

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.

Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock is rallying 10% to $20.10 in early Friday trading after the Earth-observation company posted a record Q2 FY2027 revenue beat that overshadowed a softer third-quarter revenue outlook. The reversal stands out because the stock closed at $18.35 on Thursday, falling 8% into the report. Planet Labs stock was up 185% over […]

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.