Look, the only reason I can hold RKLB through Neutron risk is the $1.85B backlog. Without that, $80 is too pricey for what's basically a launch schedule bet.
Backlog grew 73% in a year. Most of it locks in revenue into 2028. So when RKLB drops 6% in a session like last Friday, I don't panic sell. The cashflow is coming whether or not Neutron flies on time.
But Neutron is the actual upside. Stifel's $105 PT pencils in Q4 2026 first launch plus 10% medium-lift share by 2028 (against Falcon 9, sure). And it already got pushed back once from late 2025, dev costs creeping from $300M-ish to $360M. Confirm slip one more time lah, these things always do.
The SpaceX IPO part is just sugar high. Filing buzz pops RKLB and DXYZ 3-5%, then fades. Nice tailwind, can't build a position on it.
So $100 in 6 months is a coin flip, fully on whatever Neutron headlines drop next. Rather wait for the next delay-induced dip into the $70s than chase $80 here. Floor is real, ceiling depends on a rocket.
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