Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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RKLB Stock Forecast

Rocket Lab USA stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $21.50 (represents a -25.53% downside from RKLB’s last price of $28.87) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 10 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

RKLB Price Target

The average price target for Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) is $21.50 based on 1-year price targets from 10 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $31.00 to $12.00. This represents a potential -25.53% downside from RKLB's last price of $28.87.

RKLB Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 10 Wall Street analysts, Rocket Lab USA's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for RKLB stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 5 'Buy' (50.00%), 5 'Hold' (50.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Rocket Lab USA Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Jan 08, 2025	Erik Rasmussen	Stifel Nicolaus	$31.00	$27.95	10.91%	7.38%
Oct 23, 2024	Mike Leschock	KeyBanc	$12.00	$10.91	9.99%	-58.43%
Sep 27, 2024	Mike Leschock	KeyBanc	$11.00	$8.69	26.58%	-61.90%
Jul 15, 2024	Kristine Liwag	Morgan Stanley	$6.00	$5.65	6.19%	-79.22%
Jun 11, 2024	Noah Poponak	Goldman Sachs	$4.50	$4.56	-1.32%	-84.41%
May 07, 2024	Erik Rasmussen	Stifel Nicolaus	$9.00	$3.75	139.68%	-68.83%
Feb 12, 2024	Jason Gursky	Citigroup	$6.00	$4.67	28.62%	-79.22%
Jan 17, 2024	Michael Leshock	KeyBanc	$8.00	$4.92	62.60%	-72.29%
Sep 27, 2023	Erik Rasmussen	Stifel Nicolaus	$10.00	$4.30	132.29%	-65.36%
Nov 14, 2022		Deutsche Bank	$12.00	$5.37	123.67%	-58.43%
Nov 11, 2022		Morgan Stanley	$10.00	$5.63	77.62%	-65.36%
Aug 31, 2022	Sam Boughedda	Cowen & Co.	$8.00	$5.52	44.89%	-72.29%
Aug 17, 2022		Stifel Nicolaus	$15.00	$5.99	150.42%	-48.04%
Aug 15, 2022		Deutsche Bank	$15.00	$6.94	116.14%	-48.04%
Jun 21, 2022	Matthew Akers	Wells Fargo	$5.00	$4.20	19.19%	-82.68%
May 17, 2022		Deutsche Bank	$14.00	$5.66	147.35%	-51.51%

The latest Rocket Lab USA stock forecast, released on Jan 08, 2025 by Erik Rasmussen from Stifel Nicolaus, set a price target of $31.00, which represents a 10.91% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($27.95), and a 7.38% increase from RKLB last price ($28.87).

Rocket Lab USA Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	1	1	7
Avg Price Target	$31.00	$31.00	$11.36
Last Closing Price	$28.87	$28.87	$28.87
Upside/Downside	7.38%	7.38%	-60.65%

In the current month, the average price target of Rocket Lab USA stock is $31.00, according to 1 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 7.38% increase as opposed to Rocket Lab USA's last price of $28.87. This month's average price target is down 0.00% compared to last quarter, and up 172.89% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Nov 14, 2024	BTIG	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Oct 23, 2024	KeyBanc	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
Sep 27, 2024	KeyBanc	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
Sep 12, 2024	JMP Securities		Market Perform	Initialise
Aug 14, 2024	Citigroup	Buy	Buy	Hold
Jul 15, 2024	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	Equal-Weight	Downgrade
Jun 25, 2024	BTIG		Neutral	Initialise
Jun 11, 2024	Goldman Sachs		Neutral	Initialise
May 15, 2024	Cowen & Co.	Buy	Buy	Hold
May 07, 2024	Citigroup	Buy	Buy	Hold
Jan 17, 2024	KeyBanc		Overweight	Initialise
Sep 20, 2023	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Dec 06, 2022	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
Nov 14, 2022	Deutsche Bank	Buy	Buy	Hold
Nov 11, 2022	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
Oct 11, 2022	Credit Suisse		Underperform	Initialise
Oct 07, 2022	Deutsche Bank	Buy	Buy	Hold
Sep 01, 2022	Cowen & Co.		Outperform	Upgrade
Aug 15, 2022	Deutsche Bank	Buy	Buy	Hold
May 17, 2022	Deutsche Bank	Buy	Buy	Hold
Feb 23, 2022	Roth Capital		Buy	Initialise

Rocket Lab USA's last stock rating was published by BTIG on Nov 14, 2024. The company gave RKLB a "Neutral" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Rocket Lab USA Financial Forecast

Rocket Lab USA Revenue Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$62.05M	$54.90M	$51.76M	$63.06M	$55.47M	$40.70M	$46.28M	$5.29M
Avg Forecast	$284.49M	$247.28M	$242.15M	$193.40M	$164.60M	$155.48M	$146.46M	$137.31M	$129.84M	$102.28M	$105.47M	$94.98M	$62.90M	$67.56M	$61.78M	$52.85M	$47.48M	$59.37M	$52.87M	$40.98M	$24.24M	$4.82M
High Forecast	$299.49M	$260.32M	$254.92M	$203.60M	$173.28M	$163.67M	$154.18M	$143.30M	$129.92M	$102.68M	$105.47M	$94.98M	$68.76M	$68.24M	$65.04M	$55.64M	$49.60M	$59.37M	$52.87M	$40.98M	$24.24M	$4.82M
Low Forecast	$269.68M	$234.41M	$229.55M	$183.33M	$156.03M	$147.38M	$138.83M	$131.31M	$129.66M	$101.88M	$105.47M	$94.98M	$60.28M	$66.89M	$58.57M	$50.10M	$44.95M	$59.37M	$52.87M	$40.98M	$24.24M	$4.82M
# Analysts	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	8	4	3	3	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.00%	1.04%	1.09%	1.06%	1.05%	0.99%	1.91%	1.10%

Rocket Lab USA's average Quarter revenue forecast for Sep 23 based on 3 analysts is $67.56M, with a low forecast of $66.89M, and a high forecast of $68.24M. RKLB's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 8.90% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $62.05M (Jun 23).

Rocket Lab USA EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	8	4	3	3	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-38.32M	$-37.51M	$-36.84M	$-23.53M	$-25.53M	$-40.19M	$3.03M	$-82.24M
Avg Forecast	$-209.73M	$-182.30M	$-178.52M	$-142.58M	$-121.35M	$-114.62M	$-107.97M	$-101.23M	$-95.72M	$-75.40M	$-77.75M	$-70.02M	$-46.37M	$-49.81M	$-45.55M	$-38.96M	$-35.00M	$-43.62M	$-38.84M	$-10.57M	$-17.80M	$-90.47M
High Forecast	$-198.81M	$-172.81M	$-169.23M	$-135.16M	$-115.03M	$-108.65M	$-102.35M	$-96.81M	$-95.59M	$-75.11M	$-77.75M	$-70.02M	$-44.44M	$-49.31M	$-43.18M	$-36.94M	$-33.14M	$-43.62M	$-38.84M	$-8.46M	$-17.80M	$-72.37M
Low Forecast	$-220.79M	$-191.91M	$-187.93M	$-150.10M	$-127.74M	$-120.66M	$-113.66M	$-105.64M	$-95.78M	$-75.70M	$-77.75M	$-70.02M	$-50.69M	$-50.31M	$-47.95M	$-41.02M	$-36.56M	$-43.62M	$-38.84M	$-12.69M	$-17.80M	$-108.56M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.84%	0.96%	1.05%	0.54%	0.66%	3.80%	-0.17%	0.91%

4 analysts predict RKLB's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 22 to be $-10.57M, with a high of $-8.46M and a low of $-12.69M. This is -449.26% lower than Rocket Lab USA's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 21) of $3.03M.

Rocket Lab USA Net Income Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	8	4	3	3	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-45.89M	$-45.62M	$-37.21M	$-34.61M	$-37.42M	$-26.71M	$-31.79M	$-87.97M
Avg Forecast	$19.09M	$9.80M	$8.67M	$-5.51M	$-19.64M	$-23.48M	$-31.99M	$-36.26M	$-42.28M	$-46.63M	$-41.95M	$-43.02M	$-41.48M	$-22.96M	$-32.38M	$-41.23M	$-32.00M	$-33.14M	$-26.75M	$-14.69M	$-24.71M	$-96.77M
High Forecast	$20.39M	$10.48M	$9.27M	$-5.14M	$-18.31M	$-21.89M	$-29.82M	$-33.80M	$-23.49M	$-43.47M	$-39.11M	$-40.10M	$-36.87M	$-21.41M	$-30.19M	$-38.44M	$-29.78M	$-33.14M	$-26.75M	$-11.75M	$-24.71M	$-77.41M
Low Forecast	$17.79M	$9.14M	$8.09M	$-5.89M	$-20.99M	$-25.09M	$-34.18M	$-38.74M	$-51.67M	$-49.82M	$-44.82M	$-45.96M	$-46.09M	$-24.54M	$-34.60M	$-44.05M	$-33.85M	$-33.14M	$-26.75M	$-17.63M	$-24.71M	$-116.12M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.42%	1.11%	1.16%	1.04%	1.40%	1.82%	1.29%	0.91%

Rocket Lab USA's average Quarter net income forecast for undefined is $NaN, with a range of $NaN to $NaN. RKLB's average Quarter net income forecast represents a NaN% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $NaN (undefined).

Rocket Lab USA SG&A Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	8	4	3	3	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$28.72M	$28.47M	$24.04M	$22.96M	$18.95M	$23.08M	$26.68M	$25.66M
Avg Forecast	$164.31M	$142.82M	$139.86M	$111.71M	$95.07M	$89.80M	$84.59M	$79.31M	$74.99M	$59.07M	$60.91M	$54.86M	$36.33M	$39.02M	$35.68M	$30.53M	$27.42M	$34.22M	$30.48M	$12.69M	$13.97M	$2.78M
High Forecast	$172.98M	$150.35M	$147.23M	$117.59M	$100.08M	$94.53M	$89.05M	$82.77M	$75.04M	$59.30M	$60.91M	$54.86M	$39.72M	$39.41M	$37.57M	$32.14M	$28.64M	$34.22M	$30.48M	$15.23M	$13.97M	$2.78M
Low Forecast	$155.76M	$135.39M	$132.58M	$105.89M	$90.12M	$85.12M	$80.18M	$75.84M	$74.89M	$58.84M	$60.91M	$54.86M	$34.81M	$38.63M	$33.83M	$28.94M	$25.96M	$34.22M	$30.48M	$10.15M	$13.97M	$2.78M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.80%	0.93%	0.88%	0.67%	0.62%	1.82%	1.91%	9.23%

Rocket Lab USA's average Quarter SG&A projection for Sep 23 is $39.02M, based on 3 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $38.63M to $39.41M. The forecast indicates a 35.89% rise compared to RKLB last annual SG&A of $28.72M (Jun 23).

Rocket Lab USA EPS Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	8	4	3	3	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-0.10	$-0.10	$-0.08	$-0.07	$-0.08	$-0.06	$-0.14	$-0.39
Avg Forecast	$0.04	$0.02	$0.02	$-0.01	$-0.04	$-0.05	$-0.06	$-0.07	$-0.08	$-0.09	$-0.08	$-0.09	$-0.08	$-0.05	$-0.07	$-0.08	$-0.06	$-0.07	$-0.05	$-0.05	$-0.05	$-0.12
High Forecast	$0.04	$0.02	$0.02	$-0.01	$-0.04	$-0.04	$-0.06	$-0.07	$-0.05	$-0.09	$-0.08	$-0.08	$-0.07	$-0.04	$-0.06	$-0.08	$-0.06	$-0.07	$-0.05	$-0.05	$-0.05	$-0.12
Low Forecast	$0.04	$0.02	$0.02	$-0.01	$-0.04	$-0.05	$-0.07	$-0.08	$-0.10	$-0.10	$-0.09	$-0.09	$-0.09	$-0.05	$-0.07	$-0.09	$-0.07	$-0.07	$-0.05	$-0.05	$-0.05	$-0.12
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.47%	1.16%	1.22%	1.10%	1.49%	1.29%	2.80%	3.25%

According to undefined Wall Street analysts, Rocket Lab USA's projected average Quarter EPS for undefined is $NaN, with a low estimate of $NaN and a high estimate of $NaN. This represents a NaN% decrease compared to RKLB previous annual EPS of $NaN (undefined).

Rocket Lab USA Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
EVTL	Vertical Aerospace	$4.87	$15.00	208.01%	Buy
SPCE	Virgin Galactic	$4.50	$6.00	33.33%	Hold
LMT	Lockheed Martin	$454.36	$592.36	30.37%	Buy
BA	Boeing	$173.66	$192.85	11.05%	Buy
PL	Planet Labs PBC	$5.55	$5.65	1.80%	Buy
ERJ	Embraer	$40.33	$36.00	-10.74%	Hold
RKLB	Rocket Lab USA	$28.87	$21.50	-25.53%	Buy
RDW	Redwire	$22.22	$8.88	-60.04%	Buy

RKLB Forecast FAQ

Is Rocket Lab USA a good buy?

Yes, according to 10 Wall Street analysts, Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 5 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 50.00% of RKLB's total ratings.

What is RKLB's price target?

Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) average price target is $21.5 with a range of $12 to $31, implying a -25.53% from its last price of $28.87. The data is based on 10 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Rocket Lab USA stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for RKLB stock, the company can go down by -25.53% (from the last price of $28.87 to the average price target of $21.5), up by 7.38% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -58.43% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Rocket Lab USA stock reach $40?

RKLB's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $21.5 does not support the claim that Rocket Lab USA can reach $40 in the near future.

What is Rocket Lab USA's current price target trend?

1 Wall Street analyst forecast a $31 price target for Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) this month, up 7.38% from its last price of $28.87. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 7.38% and decreased by -60.65%, respectively.

What are Rocket Lab USA's analysts' financial forecasts?

Rocket Lab USA's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $603.84M (high $634.42M, low $573.55M), average EBITDA is $-445M (high $-423M, low $-468M), average net income is $-111M (high $-104M, low $-119M), average SG&A $348.76M (high $366.43M, low $331.27M), and average EPS is $-0.224 (high $-0.209, low $-0.239). RKLB's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $967.33M (high $1.02B, low $916.97M), average EBITDA is $-713M (high $-676M, low $-751M), average net income is $32.05M (high $35M, low $29.13M), average SG&A $558.71M (high $588.16M, low $529.62M), and average EPS is $0.0644 (high $0.0703, low $0.0585).

Did the RKLB's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Rocket Lab USA's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $211M, beating the average analysts forecast of $200.7M by 5.13%. Apple's EBITDA was $-104M, missing the average prediction of $-128M by -18.58%. The company's net income was $-136M, beating the average estimation of $-107M by 27.55%. Apple's SG&A was $89.03M, missing the average forecast of $104.82M by -15.07%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.29, beating the average prediction of $-0.231 by 25.66%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Jun 2023), Rocket Lab USA's revenue was $62.04M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $61.78M by 0.42%. The company's EBITDA was $-38.317M, missing the average prediction of $-45.548M by -15.88%. Rocket Lab USA's net income was $-45.889M, beating the average estimation of $-32.384M by 41.70%. The company's SG&A was $28.72M, missing the average forecast of $35.68M by -19.53%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.0957, beating the average prediction of $-0.0651 by 47.08%