Needham Highlights Rocket Lab's (RKLB) Shift to Major Defense Prime After Record $805M Satellite Award [Yahoo! Finance]
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)
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target on Rocket Lab to $90 from $63, while maintaining a Buy rating on the shares. Following the Space Development Agency's announcement of its Tracking Layer Tranche 3 contracts, Rocket Lab secured an $805 million award (the largest in the company's history) to build 18 satellites. This milestone strongly validates Rocket Lab's evolution into a major defense prime contractor and highlights the rapid maturation of its Space Systems segment. Earlier on December 21, Stifel raised the firm's price target on Rocket Lab to $85 from $75 with a Buy rating on the shares. The firm highlighted a significant milestone for Rocket Lab as the company secured an $805 million contract from the Space Development Agency to construct 18 satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer/T3TRK. This award is described as a meaningful win that reinforces Rocket Lab's position as a top-tier defense prime contractor. By capturing this large-scale mission, the company effectively validated its Space Systems segm
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- Rocket Lab price target raised to $90 from $63 at Needham [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- RKLB Stock Bullish Diagonal Trade Targets a Price of $85 by January 16th [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Rocket Lab: I Am Selling Half Of My Position After Investing At $6 [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- RKLB vs. AVAV: Which Stock Looks Better in the Space Race? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC.MarketBeat
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Earnings
- 11/10/25 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 12/23/25 - Form 4
- 12/23/25 - Form 144
- 12/22/25 - Form 4
- RKLB's page on the SEC website