NASDAQ:RKLB 7 January 2026 - 16 January 2026

Rocket Lab shares jumped on Friday following a Morgan Stanley upgrade that also boosted the price target. The move adds fuel to what’s already been one of the market’s more volatile momentum plays. The upgrade came after the stock had already surged over the past year, even as some on Wall Street took a more cautious view. “What more do you want?” KeyBanc analysts led by Michael Leshock questioned this week when they downgraded Rocket Lab to “sector weight,” a neutral rating that basically means “hold.”

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 17:56 EST — After-hours Shares of Rocket Lab Corporation slipped Thursday following a downgrade from KeyBanc, halting a recent rally that had drawn attention to the space company’s valuation. The stock closed down 1.13% at $90.76 and later dipped another 0.53% to $90.28 in after-hours trading.

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 10:55 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab shares slipped Thursday following a downgrade from KeyBanc Capital Markets, halting a recent surge that had lifted the stock to new highs this month. The stock dropped roughly 4.3% to $87.90 in early trading.

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 08:27 EST — Premarket Shares of Rocket Lab Corporation fell 2.2% to $89.81 in premarket trading on Thursday after KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the space company’s stock.

New York, January 14, 2026, 12:15 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab Corp shares rose about 3.5% on Wednesday, outperforming a weaker Nasdaq and trading within sight of a fresh 52-week high near $90.49. The stock had ended the prior session down 1.5%.

NEW YORK, January 13, 2026, 12:54 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab shares edged up 0.1% to $87.98 by midday Tuesday, following Baird analyst Peter Arment’s upgrade of the price target to $100. He advised clients to “stay long RKLB,” according to StreetInsider. The stock fluctuated between $85.66 and $89.65 on volume of roughly 12 million shares, as the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.1%.

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 11:43 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab Corp shares rose 4.6% to $86.87 in late morning trading on Friday, bouncing after a dip a day earlier as investors weighed heavy insider selling disclosed in regulatory filings.

New York, January 8, 2026, 18:29 EST — After-hours Rocket Lab Corp shares dipped in after-hours trading on Thursday after a regulatory filing showed Chief Financial Officer Adam C. Spice sold about $103 million of stock under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which sets trades in advance. The stock closed down 1.2% at $83.08 and slipped to $82.98 after the bell, leaving the space company valued at about $44.4 billion. Spice sold 1,365,665 shares at weighted-average prices ranging from $71.49 to $78.24 and exercised options to buy 731,330 shares, the filing showed. SEC+1

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 07:45 EST — Premarket Rocket Lab Corp shares edged lower in premarket trading on Thursday after new SEC filings showed two top executives sold stock under prearranged trading plans. The stock was down 0.2% at $83.93, after closing at $84.08 on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance

New York, January 7, 2026, 11:05 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab Corp shares fell 1.8% on Wednesday after a filing showed its chief operations officer sold stock. RKLB was down $1.53 at $84.50 by 10:54 a.m. EST and had traded between $82.16 and $85.41. The stock has ranged from $14.71 to $86.25 over the past 52 weeks and gives Rocket Lab a market value of about $44.2 billion; analysts’ average 12-month target is $68.75 and the company has a trailing loss per share of about 39 cents, the data showed. Investing.com

New York, January 7, 2026, 10:39 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab shares slid 2.6% to $83.80 in mid-morning trade on Wednesday, a day after the space and defense contractor’s stock logged a sharp jump. The pullback came as recent regulatory filings showed two top executives sold a combined roughly $110 million of shares under preset trading plans. Google+1