Lisanti Capital Growth LLC Takes $1.29 Million Position in Rocket Lab Corporation $RKLB

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC bought a new position in shares of Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 26,890 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,288,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in RKLB. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Rocket Lab by 114.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 174,308 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock worth $3,117,000 after buying an additional 92,849 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Rocket Lab by 1,812.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 36,807 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock worth $658,000 after acquiring an additional 34,882 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Rocket Lab by 53.8% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 15,745 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 5,507 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Rocket Lab by 13.3% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 773,548 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $13,831,000 after purchasing an additional 90,758 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Rocket Lab by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 67,584 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,206,000 after purchasing an additional 681 shares in the last quarter. 71.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Rocket Lab

Here are the key news stories impacting Rocket Lab this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Successful launches: Rocket Lab completed its 81st Electron mission and its second launch in eight days, deploying KAIST’s NEONSAT?1A — a clear signal of continued commercial and government demand and operational cadence that supports revenue visibility and launch backlog. Mission Success: Rocket Lab Launches Korean Earth-Imaging Satellite
• Positive Sentiment: Operational momentum: Management highlighted a busy 2026 launch cadence (commercial, government, national security and hypersonics), reinforcing the company’s positioning as a frequent small?sat launcher and potential revenue growth from recurring missions. Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 81st Electron Rocket for KAIST
• Neutral Sentiment: Options/volatility interest: Several recent articles outline bullish options strategies (bull put spreads, other plays) that indicate elevated implied volatility and traders positioning for large moves — this increases short?term trading activity even if it doesn’t change fundamentals. Rocket Lab Stock: This Options Play Takes Advantage Of Higher Gains
• Neutral Sentiment: Market backdrop: Broad market volatility (Fed chair news, hotter inflation) is pressuring growth/high?beta names; some coverage frames RKLB’s pullback as a sell?the?news reaction rather than a change to long?term thesis. MarketBeat Week in Review – 01/26 – 01/30
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade / bearish trade idea: A Seeking Alpha piece recommends avoiding outright buys and instead selling puts (rating downgrade), which can amplify downside pressure by encouraging cautious positioning and reducing demand for shares. Don’t Buy Rocket Lab, Sell Puts Instead (Rating Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and past technical shock: Public data referenced in recent coverage shows heavy insider sales over the past six months, and the stock still bears the scar from the prior Neutron test failure — both factors weigh on investor confidence and can exacerbate short?term declines. Insider activity & company notes (Quiver summary)

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Rocket Lab from $47.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. KeyCorp cut shares of Rocket Lab from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Rocket Lab from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Rocket Lab from $60.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Rocket Lab in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.92.

Rocket Lab Stock Down 6.5%

RKLB stock opened at $80.07 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $42.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -210.71 and a beta of 2.16. Rocket Lab Corporation has a 1-year low of $14.71 and a 1-year high of $99.58. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $69.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.18 and a quick ratio of 2.83.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The rocket manufacturer reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $155.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.45 million. Rocket Lab had a negative net margin of 35.64% and a negative return on equity of 27.26%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 48.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.10) EPS. Research analysts predict that Rocket Lab Corporation will post -0.38 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Edward H. Frank sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.39, for a total transaction of $193,475.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 142,504 shares in the company, valued at $11,028,384.56. This represents a 1.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Merline Saintil sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $1,125,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 280,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,202,610. This trade represents a 4.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 4,306,150 shares of company stock worth $271,865,732. 11.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Rocket Lab Company Profile

Rocket Lab is an aerospace company that provides launch services, spacecraft, and space systems for commercial and government customers. The company’s primary launch vehicle is Electron, a small-lift orbital rocket designed to deploy small satellites and rideshare payloads to low Earth orbit. Rocket Lab also develops and manufactures the Rutherford engine, noted for its electric-pump-fed design and additive-manufactured components, which powers Electron and supports the company’s propulsion capabilities.