Rocket Lab USA A Stock News

Rocket Lab ( NASDAQ:RKLB ) stock climbed about 30% in one week in December following reports of a planned SpaceX initial public offering in 2026 at a valuation of up to $1.5 trillion.

The Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares ( NYSEARCA:DFEN ) is a leveraged ETF designed to amplify daily moves in the aerospace and defense sector by 3x.

Rocket Lab's biggest contract ever used to be a $515 million defense contract awarded in 2023. In 2025, Rocket Lab won a new award 58% bigger than that -- $816 million to build 18 more missile defense satellites.

Archer Aviation has an eVTOL plane, but lacks FAA permission to fly it. Rocket Lab has actual space rockets, and flew 20 of them in 2025 alone.

The momentum has shown little sign of slowing for Rocket Lab NASDAQ: RKLB. Shares of the aerospace and defense company have gone from strength to strength, rising roughly 1,775% over the past three years and nearly 175% year to date.

Expand NASDAQ: RKLB Rocket Lab Today's Change (0.51%) $0.36 Current Price $70.48 Key Data Points Market Cap $37B Day's Range $70.45 - $74.67 52wk Range $14.71 - $79.83 Volume 741K Avg Vol 23M Gross Margin 28.93% Rocket Lab (RKLB +0.51%), a provider of small satellite launch services and space systems, closed at $70.45, up 0.47% for the session. Trading volume reached 30.0 million shares, coming...

The $600 billion space sector should keep getting bigger next year as startups and established companies alike ramp up their efforts. Elon Musk and his SpaceX are leading that charge.

One of the most popular trading subreddits, r/WallStreetBets, has voted on a list of top 10 stocks for 2026, showing preference for big tech leaders on one hand and high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) plays on the other.