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NASDAQ:RKLB 24 December 2025 - 29 December 2025

Rocket Lab Drops 7% on Neutron Schedule and Margin Forecast, Despite Record Revenue
Space and Defense Stocks: RTX, Lockheed, Boeing, Rocket Lab in Focus as Geopolitics and Year-End Trading Set Up Monday’s Session

Space and Defense Stocks: RTX, Lockheed, Boeing, Rocket Lab in Focus as Geopolitics and Year-End Trading Set Up Monday’s Session

U.S. stock exchanges are shut for the weekend, leaving space and defense investors to parse a dense batch of late-week headlines and year-end macro signals before trading resumes Monday morning. The New York Stock Exchange’s core trading session runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, meaning the next real “price discovery” window for aerospace and defense names arrives with Monday’s open—likely in thin, end-of-year liquidity where headlines can move stocks faster than fundamentals. New York Stock Exchange+1
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Pulls Back After a Breakout Week: What Friday’s Selloff Means, Fresh Analysis, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Pulls Back After a Breakout Week: What Friday’s Selloff Means, Fresh Analysis, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Rocket Lab Corporation heads into the weekend in a familiar position for high-momentum space names: still one of 2025’s standout performers, but suddenly facing a sharp bout of profit-taking. Shares finished Friday’s regular session at $70.65, down 8.46%, and were last indicated around $70.32 in extended trading late Friday evening. MarketBeat
28 December 2025
Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors in space stocks and defense stocks are heading into Monday’s open with a clear message from the final full trading day after Christmas: the broader market is trying to extend a late-year rally, while the aerospace-and-defense complex continues to be driven by a mix of geopolitics, Pentagon procurement, and the accelerating “space-to-defense” crossover.
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

RKLB finished the regular session at about $70.65, down $6.53, and was indicated around $70.28 in extended trading near 5:38 p.m. ET, according to MarketBeat’s extended-hours quote. MarketBeatDuring the session, the stock moved in a wide range—roughly $70.39 to $76.99—showing the kind of volatility that can be amplified in thin, post-holiday markets. Investing.com
Rocket Lab Stock News: $3.5B Missile-Tracking Satellite Awards, Golden Dome Momentum, and What’s Next for RKLB After a Breakout 2025

Rocket Lab Stock News: $3.5B Missile-Tracking Satellite Awards, Golden Dome Momentum, and What’s Next for RKLB After a Breakout 2025

Christmas Day comes with quiet markets—but not a quiet news cycle for the space-and-defense trade. Rocket Lab is ending 2025 as one of the most closely watched U.S. space names after a sharp late-December rally tied to a major Space Development Agency satellite award, a new White House space-policy push, and a year-ending launch record that strengthened the company’s execution narrative. Barron's
26 December 2025
Space and Defense Stocks Outlook for 2026: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, RTX, AST SpaceMobile and the Golden Dome Catalyst

Space and Defense Stocks Outlook for 2026: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, RTX, AST SpaceMobile and the Golden Dome Catalyst

Dec. 25, 2025 — Christmas Day is typically quiet for markets, and U.S. exchanges are closed today. But the news cycle around space and defense stocks is anything but sleepy, with investors using the holiday pause to digest a powerful mix of catalysts: missile defense moving into orbit, export-driven air-defense demand, and Washington scrutiny of contractor execution and shareholder payouts. Reuters
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Surges Into 2026: Space Force Satellite Deal, Record 2025 Launches, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Surges Into 2026: Space Force Satellite Deal, Record 2025 Launches, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks

Dec. 25, 2025 — U.S. markets are closed for Christmas Day, but Rocket Lab Corporation is heading into the holiday break with unusual momentum. Over the past week, a major U.S. national security satellite award, a year-ending launch record, and a flurry of analyst note updates have pushed Rocket Lab stock into the center of the “space as defense” investing narrative.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock News Today: $816M Space Force Contract, Needham Raises Price Target to $90, and 2026 Forecasts

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock News Today: $816M Space Force Contract, Needham Raises Price Target to $90, and 2026 Forecasts

December 24, 2025 — Rocket Lab Corporation stock is spending Christmas Eve doing what overheated momentum names often do: pausing and digesting. After a blistering December rally fueled by defense-contract news and a record-setting launch cadence, RKLB shares traded in the mid-$70s in the shortened U.S. session, slipping modestly as investors weigh how much of 2026’s growth is already priced in. MarketBeat+1
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) News on Dec. 24, 2025: $816M Space Force Contract, Needham’s $90 Target, and 2026 Neutron Catalysts

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) News on Dec. 24, 2025: $816M Space Force Contract, Needham’s $90 Target, and 2026 Neutron Catalysts

December 24, 2025 — Rocket Lab Corporation has become one of the most-watched “pure-play” space names on U.S. markets this December, with investors reacting to a rare combination of major defense contract momentum, a record launch year, and fresh analyst target hikes. The rally has also reignited the central debate around Rocket Lab stock: Is RKLB a durable defense-and-space systems compounder—or has the market already priced in perfection? Barron's+2Investing.com+2
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