Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of the Best Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Invest In Right Now. Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is expected to release its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings on February 26. Wall Street anticipates the company to post revenue around $178.18 million, along with a GAAP EPS of negative $0.10.
Management during the fiscal Q3 2025 earnings noted they expect Q4 2025 revenue between $170 million and $180 million. The GAAP gross margins are expected to be between 37% and 39%. The Street also has a positive opinion on the stock, with analysts’ 12-month price target reflecting 12.90% upside from the current level. Moreover, 68% of the 19 analysts covering the stock have maintained a Buy rating.
Earlier, on February 12, Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced that it is ready to launch its next dedicated mission for the Defense Innovation Unit on its HASTE rocket.
The mission is called Cassowary Vex, with a launch name “That’s Not A Knife”, which will deploy DART AE, a scramjet-powered aircraft from Australian firm Hypersonix. The launch is expected in late February from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Management noted that HASTE rocket is their suborbital variant of its Electron rocket, which has been customized for hypersonic tests with up to 700 kg payload capacity and speeds to Mach 20. The launch will mark the fourth such mission in under six months.
Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is a leading California-based end-to-end space company that develops rocket launch and control systems for the space and defense industries. The company was founded in 2006.
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