What's Going On With Rocket Lab Stock Monday?

Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) extended its post-earnings slide into Monday as a major delay to its highly anticipated Neutron rocket overshadowed an otherwise strong fourth-quarter beat.

On Thursday, Rocket Lab reported fourth-quarter revenue of $179.65 million, topping the $178.47 million consensus estimate, while posting a loss of nine cents per share — narrower than the expected 10-cent loss.

However, the first Neutron launch has been pushed to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 from the first quarter of fiscal 2026 after a third-party manufacturing defect caused a Stage 1 tank rupture — a setback that weighed on investor sentiment despite management downplaying any material financial impact.

Another Key Development

On Friday, Rocket Lab successfully launched its latest hypersonic test mission for the Department of War's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), marking its second such mission in three months and the seventh flight of its HASTE vehicle.

The mission, "That's Not A Knife," lifted off February 27 from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. It deployed Hypersonix's scramjet-powered DART AE aircraft into a suborbital hypersonic flight environment at several times the speed of sound.

Rocket Lab maintains a 100% success rate across all HASTE launches since the platform's debut less than two years ago. The company said the mission supports advancing hypersonic technology for the United States and its allies.

The launch was Rocket Lab's third of 2026 and its 82nd overall.

Technical Analysis

The stock is currently trading 2.5% below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) and 5.0% below its 100-day SMA, indicating some short-term weakness. Over the past 12 months, shares have increased significantly, reflecting a strong upward trend, and are currently positioned closer to their 52-week highs than lows.

The RSI is at 50.00, which is considered neutral territory, indicating that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold at this time. Meanwhile, MACD is at 0.10, below its signal line at 0.15, suggesting a slight bearish pressure on the stock.

The combination of neutral RSI and bearish MACD suggests mixed momentum for Rocket Lab at this time.

• Key Resistance: $75.00
• Key Support: $65.00

Earnings & Analyst Outlook

Looking further out, the next major catalyst for the stock arrives with the May 7, 2026, earnings report.

• EPS Estimate: Loss of 9 cents (up from Loss of 12 cents)
• Revenue Estimate: $188.54 million (up from $122.57 million)

Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions: The stock carries a Buy Rating with an average price target of $66.38. Recent analyst moves include:

• Cantor Fitzgerald: Overweight (Raises Target to $85.00) (Feb. 27)
• Citizens: Market Perform (Feb. 27)
• Goldman Sachs: Neutral (Raises Target to $69.00) (Jan. 20)

RKLB Price Action: Rocket Lab shares were down 3.33% at $66.80 during premarket trading on Monday.

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