Voya Investment Management LLC Purchases 292,455 Shares of Rocket Lab Corporation $RKLB

Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,581,831 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 292,455 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Rocket Lab were worth $75,786,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in Rocket Lab in the second quarter valued at $192,918,000. Sender Co & Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Rocket Lab during the 1st quarter valued at about $621,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in Rocket Lab by 44.7% during the second quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 992,777 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock worth $35,512,000 after purchasing an additional 306,713 shares during the period. McGuire Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in Rocket Lab by 91.3% in the second quarter. McGuire Investment Group LLC now owns 196,107 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock worth $7,015,000 after purchasing an additional 93,613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Rocket Lab by 6.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,128,536 shares of the rocket manufacturer’s stock valued at $38,057,000 after buying an additional 128,907 shares during the period. 71.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on RKLB. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Rocket Lab in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Rocket Lab from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Baird R W upgraded Rocket Lab to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Rocket Lab from $50.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective (up from $65.00) on shares of Rocket Lab in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.17.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Merline Saintil sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.00, for a total value of $975,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 398,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,904,385. This represents a 3.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Arjun Kampani sold 28,615 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.65, for a total value of $1,163,199.75. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 461,014 shares in the company, valued at $18,740,219.10. The trade was a 5.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,697,171 shares of company stock valued at $149,644,782 in the last three months. 11.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stores Impacting Rocket Lab

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

• Positive Sentiment: A landmark SDA prime contract worth $816 million to design and build 18 TRKT3 tracking satellites — Rocket Lab’s largest single award to date. The deal uses Rocket Lab’s vertically integrated Lightning platform, includes the Phoenix infrared sensor and StarLite protection sensors, and could add subsystem revenue that brings total capture value toward ~$1B; it builds on a prior $515M SDA award and meaningfully boosts the company’s government backlog and prime-contractor credentials. Rocket Lab Awarded $816M Prime Contract (GlobeNewswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Operational execution: Rocket Lab completed the STP‑S30 launch for the U.S. Space Force five months ahead of schedule and logged its 20th Electron launch of 2025 — a proof point for reliability, responsiveness and government customer trust that supports higher valuation multiples for launch & space-systems providers. Rocket Lab Executes Successful STP-S30 Launch (GlobeNewswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: renewed optimism in the space sector (including high-profile SpaceX IPO talk and renewed U.S. lunar policy) has repriced peers and benefited RKLB as one of the few scaled, public space names. That broader sentiment boost helps explain a rally beyond company-specific news. Rocket Lab’s Sharp Rebound (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and price targets remain mixed-but-leaning-positive (multiple recent Buys/Overweights; median target noted around the low $60s), supporting demand but leaving room for divergence vs. the current market price. MarketBeat analyst coverage summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Major upcoming catalyst: Neutron (medium‑lift vehicle) remains the key longer-term growth and valuation inflection — a high-upside but execution‑sensitive event (maiden flight expected in 2026). Success would expand addressable market; failure or delays would weigh on expectations. Rocket Lab catalysts and Neutron (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: significant recent insider stock sales (including CEO and other executives) have been reported and could raise short‑term concern about share supply or management liquidity needs — a watch item for investors. Insider Selling Reports (American Banking News)
• Negative Sentiment: Program and concentration risks: large government awards concentrate revenue and carry schedule, performance and compliance risks; analysts and coverage note that delays or contract issues could materially affect near-term financials and stock performance. Quiver / SDA contract analysis

Rocket Lab Stock Up 17.7%

Shares of NASDAQ RKLB opened at $70.52 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $54.50 and a 200-day moving average of $47.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -185.58 and a beta of 2.20. The company has a current ratio of 3.18, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Rocket Lab Corporation has a 12 month low of $14.71 and a 12 month high of $73.97.

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

Rocket Lab 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.