Rocket Lab USA Inc (RKLB) stock expected to rise by 36.74%: What’s driving the optimism?

A share price of Rocket Lab USA Inc [RKLB] is currently trading at $22.67, up 1.30%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The RKLB shares have gain 21.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Rocket Lab USA Inc [NASDAQ: RKLB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 25, 2025, when Needham initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $28. On July 15, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $6 on the stock. BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $4.50 as its price target on June 11, 2024. In a note dated January 17, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $8 on this stock.

Rocket Lab USA Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $3.65 and $33.34. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $31 within the next 12 months. Rocket Lab USA Inc [NASDAQ: RKLB] shares were valued at $22.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.74% based on the average RKLB price forecast.

Analyzing the RKLB fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Rocket Lab USA Inc [NASDAQ:RKLB] were 436.21M which represents 120.68% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.44%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.43%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.44%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.16, Equity is -0.44 and Total Capital is -0.22. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.11.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 21.67 points at the first support level, and at 20.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.77.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Rocket Lab USA Inc [NASDAQ:RKLB] is 2.04. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.69 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.8. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 23.57, the price to book ratio is 29.90.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Klein Frank, Chief Operations Officer, that happened on Mar 14 ’25 when 44553.0 shares were sold. Chief Operations Officer, Klein Frank completed a deal on Mar 17 ’25 to sell 1835.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer Spice Adam C. sold 62843.0 shares on Mar 14 ’25.

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