Rocket Lab (RKLB) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of 46 public companies in the “AEROSP/DEF EQ” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Rocket Lab to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rocket Lab and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rocket Lab	$436.21 million	-$190.18 million	-75.10
Rocket Lab Competitors	$3.52 billion	$275.42 million	73.04

Rocket Lab’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Rocket Lab and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rocket Lab	0	5	7	1	2.69
Rocket Lab Competitors	347	1805	2747	92	2.52

Rocket Lab currently has a consensus target price of $28.10, suggesting a potential downside of 6.46%. As a group, “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies have a potential upside of 0.94%. Given Rocket Lab’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rocket Lab has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Rocket Lab and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocket Lab	-44.32%	-48.92%	-17.28%
Rocket Lab Competitors	-42.63%	-0.30%	3.35%

Volatility & Risk

Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab’s rivals have a beta of 0.93, suggesting that their average stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “AEROSP/DEF EQ” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rocket Lab rivals beat Rocket Lab on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Rocket Lab Company Profile

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron, a reusable orbital-class small rocket; and the Photon satellite platforms, as well as developing the Neutron 8-ton payload class launch vehicle; conducts remote launch activities; and designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for the Photon family of spacecraft and broader merchant spacecraft components. The company serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.