Rocket Lab Upgrade: Buy After Reset — Backlog, Cash, and Defense Revenue Give Optionality
We upgrade Rocket Lab (RKLB) to Buy after the company’s strategic reset and a string of operational wins. Q4 strength, a $1.85 billion backlog, $2.48 billion in cash, and growing defense revenue (including repeat hypersonic missions) create a reasonable risk/reward for a long trade. The stock remains richly valued, so position sizing and a discipli…