Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Friday, July 24, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
+0.1%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
-1.1%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
HEIHEICO Corporation$349.61+2.7%0.5xComponents &
LMTLockheed Martin Corp$582.60+2.5%1.2xDefense Prim
RTXRTX Corporation$212.79+1.7%1.1xDefense Prim
WWDWoodward, Inc.$419.00+1.7%0.5xComponents &
NOCNorthrop Grumman Cor$542.24+1.6%0.7xDefense Prim
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
RKLBRocket Lab Corporati$63.91-8.7%0.7xLaunch & Spa
PLPlanet Labs PBC$20.47-8.5%0.8xSatellite Ma
RDWRedwire Corporation$8.69-6.4%0.3xSatellite Ma
LUNRIntuitive Machines,$12.92-5.8%0.5xSpace Infras
BKSYBlackSky Technology$21.57-5.3%0.6xSatellite Ma
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems-8.7%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)+0.9%LMT, RTX, NOC, GE, HWM, LHX, BA, BWXT
Satellite Broadband & Communications-2.5%SATS, GSAT, VSAT, IRDM, ASTS
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation-6.2%SPIR, BKSY, RDW, PL
Space Infrastructure & Exploration-4.3%DXYZ, MNTS, LUNR
Components & Suppliers+0.3%HEI, WWD, DCO, TDY, PSN, CW, KTOS
Space Tourism-3.5%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds-1.4%XAR, UFO, ARKX
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Q-Score Distribution

STRONG (80-100): RKLB(Q=88), LMT(Q=82) FAVORABLE (60-79): NOC(Q=78), RTX(Q=74), LHX(Q=70), HWM(Q=62), BWXT(Q=65), IRDM(Q=68), PL(Q=60), HEI(Q=74), TDY(Q=65), CW(Q=64), ARKX(Q=60) NEUTRAL (40-59): BA(Q=48), GE(Q=55), ASTS(Q=52), GSAT(Q=44), SATS(Q=40), VSAT(Q=46), SPIR(Q=42), RDW(Q=48), LUNR(Q=40), KTOS(Q=52), WWD(Q=58), PSN(Q=50), DCO(Q=40), UFO(Q=55), XAR(Q=40) WEAK (20-39): BKSY(Q=38), DXYZ(Q=35) SEVERE (0-19): MNTS(Q=15), SPCE(Q=8)

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Active Space Themes

ThemeStrengthAffected Tickers
SpaceX Competition DynamicsHIGHRKLB, LMT, BA, NOC โ€” New Glenn, Neutron, Starliner vs Starship/Falcon
Direct-to-Cell BroadbandHIGHASTS, GSAT โ€” Spectrum race with Starlink D2C; Apple SOS deal
National Security SpaceHIGHLMT, NOC, RTX, LHX, KTOS โ€” NROL, SDA, missile warning constellation boom
Lunar Economy (Artemis)MEDIUMLUNR, BA, LMT, BWXT โ€” CLPS contracts, Gateway, nuclear propulsion
Small Satellite RevolutionMEDIUMPL, SPIR, RDW, BKSY โ€” Constellations, lower launch costs, EO demand
Satellite Broadband CompetitionMEDIUMVSAT, SATS, IRDM โ€” Starlink disrupts traditional FSS model
Space Tourism/Private StationsLOWSPCE, DXYZ โ€” Hype vs reality, Virgin Galactic existential
Space ETF FlowsLOWARKX, UFO, XAR โ€” Sentiment barometer for space investing
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Options Activity

P/C: < 0.4 = VERY BULLISH, 0.4-0.7 = BULLISH, 0.7-1.0 = NEUTRAL, 1.0-1.5 = BEARISH, > 1.5 = VERY BEARISH

Weekly Options (expiring 2026-07-31)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
RKLB07-2432K17K0.53BULLISHLOW
ASTS07-2419K15K0.78NEUTRALLOW
BA07-2414K7K0.48BULLISHLOW
RTX07-244K2K0.39VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
LMT07-243K1K0.5BULLISHMINIMAL
LUNR07-243K4K1.44BEARISHMINIMAL
GE07-242K2K0.83NEUTRALMINIMAL
RDW07-242K8280.41BULLISHMINIMAL
IRDM08-212K270.02VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
KTOS07-241K4590.44BULLISHMINIMAL
SPCE07-249441K1.28BEARISHMINIMAL
PL07-247863K4.3VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
DXYZ08-216592900.44BULLISHMINIMAL
PSN08-21634290.05VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
BKSY08-21586680.12VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HWM07-245434680.86NEUTRALMINIMAL
WWD08-215105961.17BEARISHMINIMAL
NOC08-214272K3.7VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
SPIR08-213851980.51BULLISHMINIMAL
LHX07-243431020.3VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
ARKX08-21312960.31VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
TDY08-21240910.38VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
BWXT08-212052431.19BEARISHMINIMAL
HEI08-211947924.08VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
UFO08-21120690.57BULLISHMINIMAL
VSAT08-21101830.82NEUTRALMINIMAL
CW08-21881772.01VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
GSAT08-215330.06VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
MNTS08-2129802.76VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR08-212290.41BULLISHMINIMAL
DCO08-211830.17VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): RKLB(P/C=0.53), BA(P/C=0.48), RTX(P/C=0.39), LMT(P/C=0.5), RDW(P/C=0.41), IRDM(P/C=0.02), KTOS(P/C=0.44), DXYZ(P/C=0.44)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): LUNR(P/C=1.44), PL(P/C=4.3), NOC(P/C=3.7), SPCE(P/C=1.28), HEI(P/C=4.08)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$353.73+1.4%$367.0B41.755NEUTRAL
RTX$212.79+1.7%$286.6B37.474FAVORABLE
BA$209.52+0.1%$165.2B82.848NEUTRAL
LMT$582.60+2.5%$134.0B21.582STRONG
HWM$289.26+0.8%$115.7B67.162FAVORABLE
NOC$542.24+1.6%$77.0B17.278FAVORABLE
LHX$300.21+0.2%$55.9B32.670FAVORABLE
HEI$349.61+2.7%$48.9B62.674FAVORABLE
RKLB$63.91-8.7%$39.9B2130.388STRONG
TDY$655.35+0.6%$30.4B31.865FAVORABLE
SATS$103.92+0.0%$30.1B-40NEUTRAL
CW$750.19+0.0%$27.7B55.064FAVORABLE
WWD$419.00+1.7%$25.0B50.158NEUTRAL
ASTS$56.20-5.0%$21.8B-52NEUTRAL
BWXT$174.52-1.2%$16.0B46.565FAVORABLE
GSAT$78.93-0.3%$10.2B257.744NEUTRAL
VSAT$71.70-3.5%$9.8B177.846NEUTRAL
KTOS$47.35-4.2%$8.9B278.552NEUTRAL
PL$20.47-8.5%$7.3B6147.160FAVORABLE
PSN$58.73+0.5%$6.3B28.150NEUTRAL
IRDM$45.78-3.9%$4.9B52.668FAVORABLE
DCO$177.44+1.1%$2.7B34.640NEUTRAL
RDW$8.69-6.4%$2.1B-48NEUTRAL
LUNR$12.92-5.8%$2.1B-40NEUTRAL
BKSY$21.57-5.3%$0.8B-38WEAK
DXYZ$23.30-3.4%$0.7B6.635WEAK
SPIR$10.99-4.7%$0.4B6.942NEUTRAL
SPCE$2.49-3.5%$0.3B-8SEVERE
MNTS$4.71-3.7%$0.1B-15SEVERE
ARKX$30.37-1.8%-32.060FAVORABLE
UFO$42.96-1.7%-19.455NEUTRAL
XAR$269.01-0.6%-37.040NEUTRAL
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SpaceX Relationship Summary

RelationshipTickers
Launch Customers (Falcon 9 users)ASTS, PL, SPIR, BKSY
Direct Competitors (rival launch systems)RKLB, LMT, NOC, BA
Partners (spectrum, tech, launch)IRDM, GSAT, PSN
Suppliers (parts, castings, sensors)HWM, HEI, TDY, RDW
Independent (different markets)VSAT, SATS, SPCE, MNTS
Portfolio ExposureDXYZ (holds SpaceX shares)

Report generated: 2026-07-24 14:10 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 32 of 32 tickers reported