Rocket Lab Drops 13%, Questions Raised Around SpaceX IPO Trade
Rocket Lab plunged 13.1% to $124.74 Monday after a sharp rally, as traders reassessed the stock ahead of SpaceX’s record-setting June IPO. Despite new contracts, a $90 million Space Force deal, and the Motiv Space Systems buyout, investors are eyeing risks tied to Rocket Lab’s unproven Neutron rocket and a high valuation at 124 times trailing sales. Q1 revenue rose 63.5% to $200.3 million; backlog stands at $2.2 billion.