Don't Buy Rocket Lab, Sell Puts Instead (Rating Downgrade) [Seeking Alpha]
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)
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Despite strong fundamentals, RKLB now trades at an elevated 79x sales, making current share purchases unattractive given payback periods and profitability timelines. I recommend selling put options—specifically April $55 strikes—to capture yield or enter at a more reasonable 47x sales, balancing risk and reward. I'm downgrading RKLB to hold, as I see selling puts as the optimal strategy for new capital deployment at these valuation levels. guirong hao/iStock via Getty Images Over the last few years, I've covered shares of Rocket Lab Corporation ( RKLB ) five times, rating the stock a Strong Buy or Buy each time: Those who have followed my bullish ratings have done This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of RKLB either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I ha
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- Rocket Lab Q4 Earnings Preview: Even A Beat Won't Save The Stock (Downgrade) [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Rocket Lab Stock: Why It's Dropping And What Comes Next [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) was downgraded by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://www.wallstreetzen.com/newsletters/zen-ratings?ticker=RKLB&utm_campaign=getratings&utm_medium=online&utm_source=MarketBeat">Wall Street Zen</MarketBeat
- Mission Success: Rocket Lab Launches Korean Earth-Imaging Satellite, Completes 2nd Launch in 8 DaysGlobeNewswire
- Spaceport Construction Market to Witness Exponential Growth During 2026-2030, Increasing from $182 Billion to $17.76 Trillion at 214.3% CAGR [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
RKLB
Earnings
- 11/10/25 - Beat
RKLB
Sec Filings
- 1/22/26 - Form 4
- 1/22/26 - Form 8-K
- 1/15/26 - Form 4
- RKLB's page on the SEC website