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Space stocks have been a wild ride over the past six months and that is no different than this upcoming rocket launcher - Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB). This end to end space company provided 16 launches in 2024 - an
Rocket Lab: It's Actually Rocket Science
Summary
- Rocket Lab is poised for significant growth with 20+ launches in 2025, including the highly anticipated Neutron rocket, a cost-effective Falcon 9 competitor.
- Despite a 35% stock retracement, Street analysts maintain a buy rating with a $25.50 price target. The author anticipates a potential $40 stock price by year-end 2025.
- The Bleecker Street short report's claims are debunked; Rocket Lab's execution and demand for Neutron remain strong, with multiple contracts already secured.
- Financially overvalued now, Rocket Lab's future revenue streams, especially from Neutron, present a compelling long-term investment opportunity with profitability expected by 1H 2026.
Matt is an individual investor that has been in the equity markets for over a decade. His ultimate investing goal is to build a personal brand and stand-alone family office that provides flexibility on when and how he works going forward. Over the years his investing strategy has matured but he has now landed on a dual investing strategy. Focus on long term capital appreciation with index funds (like the S&P500) with a sprinkle of smaller speculative small cap stocks that may lead to outsized returns. Matt supplements his returns through writing far out of the money covered calls. Matt is a petroleum engineer by education and has worked in the energy industry for a decade. In his free time he enjoys discussing investment opportunities, medium-full bodied cigars and single malt scotches. Matt wants to write articles for Seeking Alpha to deepen his knowledge and due diligence on his speculative stock investments, as well as learn from other authors on SA as he recognizes portfolio strategies change as the investor ages.
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