Recent performance snapshot Rocket Lab (RKLB) has caught investor attention after a sharp move in its share price, with the stock up 5.1% in the past day and 11.8% over the past week. Those shorter term gains sit alongside a month return of 54.

When a company is named Rocket Lab, it stands to reason that much of its business will be built around... rockets. Rocket Lab's Electron rocket has been launched more frequently than any other small rocket.

On May 12, 2026, Deutsche Bank raised the firm’s price target on Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) to $120 from $73 while maintaining a Buy rating on the shares following the company’s

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) are arguably two of the hottest and most popular space stocks on (or off) the planet now. That's probably going to remain the case for a while -- at least until SpaceX conducts its IPO this summer.

First the SpaceX IPO got investors excited. Now it may be getting them scared.

Starship, the world's largest rocket, is about to get even bigger. On May 19, Elon Musk's SpaceX is due to launch the largest rocket its ever built.