After finishing at $4.08 in the prior trading day, Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ: RKLB) closed at $3.87, down -5.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.2100 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12199012 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of RKLB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.65 and its Current Ratio is at 2.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
On January 17, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $8.
On October 26, 2023, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $6.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating on October 26, 2023, with a $6 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’24 when Spice Adam C. sold 67,160 shares for $4.25 per share. The transaction valued at 285,631 led to the insider holds 1,442,206 shares of the business.
Kampani Arjun sold 31,394 shares of RKLB for $133,519 on Mar 05 ’24. The General Counsel now owns 695,147 shares after completing the transaction at $4.25 per share. On Nov 29 ’23, another insider, Spice Adam C., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 57,721 shares for $4.46 each. As a result, the insider received 257,609 and left with 1,509,366 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RKLB now has a Market Capitalization of 1.89B and an Enterprise Value of 1.82B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.46 whereas that against EBITDA is -12.32.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, RKLB has reached a high of $8.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.4396, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.1010.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7.67M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 488.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 283.93M. Insiders hold about 41.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.10% stake in the company. Shares short for RKLB as of Mar 15, 2024 were 50.7M with a Short Ratio of 5.84, compared to 46.2M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10.37% and a Short% of Float of 17.38%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 5 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.11 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.1 and a low estimate of -$0.11, while EPS last year was -$0.1. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.1, with high estimates of -$0.1 and low estimates of -$0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.36 and -$0.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.42. EPS for the following year is -$0.14, with 5 analysts recommending between $0.07 and -$0.24.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $94.74M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $96M to a low estimate of $92.33M. As of the current estimate, Rocket Lab USA Inc’s year-ago sales were $54.9M, an estimated increase of 72.60% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $105.65M, an increase of 71.00% less than the figure of $72.60% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $116M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $97M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RKLB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $503M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $391.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $431.66M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $244.59M, up 76.50% from the average estimate. Based on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $641.34M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $763.75M and the low estimate is $500M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 48.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
