Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) closed Friday at $70.65, down 8.46%, and traded near $70.28 after hours in New York. The drop followed a volatile session days after Rocket Lab won an $816 million U.S. defense satellite contract. Major indexes ended slightly lower in quiet post-holiday trading. The S&P 500 settled near 6,929.94, Dow at 48,710.97, and Nasdaq at 23,593.10.