Rocket Lab (RKLB) closed at $50.84 on Oct 16, 2026, down 8.0% on the day. The stock is down 25.0% over the past month, down 22.7% over three months, down 27.1% year to date and down 26.6% over the past year. It trades 66.3% below its 52-week high of $151.00 and 35.3% above its 52-week low of $37.57. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($69.23) and below its 200-day moving average ($81.27).
NextPick tracks RKLB in its New Space basket alongside ECHO, ASTS, TRMB, GSAT and VSAT. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is -45 (outflow), and the basket is down 14.4% over five sessions. Over the past month RKLB ranks 7th of 11 basket members by price change.
On SpaceX's listing day, why did RKLB plunge 11% in a single day?
With the Nasdaq 100 energized and SpaceX's IPO boost, RKLB opened high but fell sharply by 11%; The 100-fold price-to-sales ratio and Neutron's maiden flight marked a dividing line between bulls and bears.
Jun 12, 2026
No — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $50.84 is 37.4% below the 200-day average of $81.27.
RKLB closed 66.3% below its 52-week high of $151.00.
NextPick groups RKLB with ECHO, ASTS, TRMB, GSAT and VSAT in its New Space basket.
Rocket Lab Corporation, a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through launch services and space systems segments. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, optical systems, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets and develops flight and ground software. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron, an orbital small launch vehicle for small spacecraft launch services, as well as develops Neutron launch vehicles for large constellation deployments, interplanetary missions, and potentially for human spaceflight. In addition, the company designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for its launch vehicles and spacecraft. It serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. Rocket Lab Corporation was formerly known as Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and changed its name to Rocket Lab Corporation in August 2021. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
