Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Rocket Lab (RKLB)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB):

• 10/16/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $120.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/16/2026 – Rocket Lab had its price target lowered by Citizens Jmp from $130.00 to $90.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/15/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Capital.
• 10/15/2026 – Rocket Lab had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $135.00 to $100.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “mixed” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $122.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Rocket Lab had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $120.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Barclays. They set an “overweight” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Barclays. They set an “overweight” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Citigroup. They set a “buy” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Citigroup. They set a “buy” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Rocket Lab had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 9/11/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Raymond James Financial. They set an “outperform” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/11/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Raymond James Financial. They set an “outperform” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/2/2026 – Rocket Lab is now covered by Berenberg Bank. They set a “buy” rating and a $83.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/2/2026 – Rocket Lab was upgraded by Berenberg Bank to “strong-buy”.
• 8/31/2026 – Rocket Lab had its price target lowered by Bank of America from $115.00 to $110.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Insider Activity at Rocket Lab

In other news, CAO Agostino Ricupati sold 669 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.63, for a total transaction of $46,582.47. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 26,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,870,470.69. The trade was a 2.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Marvin Clevenger sold 15,051 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.63, for a total value of $1,048,001.13. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 458,924 shares in the company, valued at $31,954,878.12. This trade represents a 3.18% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 400,749 shares of company stock worth $26,964,474. 8.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc is a space and defense company that develops and operates launch vehicles, spacecraft, satellite components and related space systems. The company serves government, commercial and scientific customers seeking access to orbit and other space-based capabilities.

Rocket Lab’s launch business is centered on Electron, a small orbital launch vehicle designed to carry satellites and other payloads into low Earth orbit. The company also develops specialized launch and hypersonic test services through programs such as HASTE, while its Neutron vehicle is intended to provide larger payload capacity and support future commercial and government missions.

Through its space systems business, Rocket Lab produces satellite platforms, flight computers, power systems, solar cells, reaction wheels, separation systems, radios and other components used in spacecraft.