Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Friday, August 28, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
-0.2%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
-0.6%
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Top Movers Today

Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
VSATViasat, Inc.$67.37-7.369723635363673%0.7xSatellite Br
SPIRSpire Global, Inc.$13.17-5.928571428571429%0.5xSatellite Ma
PLPlanet Labs PBC$19.98-5.576559546313798%0.8xSatellite Ma
ASTSAST SpaceMobile, Inc$58.05-5.517578125000002%0.5xSatellite Br
LUNRIntuitive Machines,$15.37-5.0061804697157015%0.5xSpace Infras
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems-4.6%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)-0.4%LHX, NOC, BA, GE, RTX, LMT, HWM, BWXT
Satellite Broadband & Communications-3.1%SATS, GSAT, IRDM, ASTS, VSAT
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation-4.8%RDW, BKSY, PL, SPIR
Space Infrastructure & Exploration-3.6%DXYZ, MNTS, LUNR
Components & Suppliers-1.6%HEI, PSN, TDY, WWD, CW, KTOS, DCO
Space Tourism-2.0%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds-1.7%ARKX, XAR, UFO
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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

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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 2026-09-04)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
ASTS08-2822K12K0.57BULLISHLOW
RKLB08-2821K13K0.63BULLISHLOW
BA08-2812K7K0.55BULLISHLOW
VSAT09-183K5350.18VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
LUNR08-283K2K0.73NEUTRALMINIMAL
DXYZ09-183K2450.09VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
RDW08-282K5K2.25VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
PL08-282K2K1.05BEARISHMINIMAL
HWM08-281K2120.16VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPCE08-281K4530.39VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
RTX08-288291K1.23BEARISHMINIMAL
GE08-287353K3.44VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
LMT08-285431K2.52VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
KTOS08-285171K2.12VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BKSY09-183864401.14BEARISHMINIMAL
CW09-183181230.39VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
NOC09-182955781.96VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
MNTS09-18252590.23VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
LHX08-282411670.69BULLISHMINIMAL
BWXT09-18168860.51BULLISHMINIMAL
PSN09-18166620.37VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
UFO09-181662741.65VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
IRDM09-18115470.41BULLISHMINIMAL
SPIR09-1883750.9NEUTRALMINIMAL
DCO09-18661342.03VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
WWD09-1863130.21VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HEI09-18601312.18VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
GSAT09-1846410.89NEUTRALMINIMAL
TDY09-1841370.9NEUTRALMINIMAL
ARKX09-1822371.68VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR09-1818251.39BEARISHMINIMAL
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): ASTS(P/C=0.57), RKLB(P/C=0.63), BA(P/C=0.55), VSAT(P/C=0.18), DXYZ(P/C=0.09), HWM(P/C=0.16), SPCE(P/C=0.39), CW(P/C=0.39)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): RDW(P/C=2.25), GE(P/C=3.44), PL(P/C=1.05), LMT(P/C=2.52), KTOS(P/C=2.12)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$342.58-0.04376622997695973%$355.4B40.555NEUTRAL
RTX$211.71-0.17446246699358947%$285.3B37.374FAVORABLE
BA$209.82-0.033350802801464186%$165.7B75.848NEUTRAL
LMT$563.85-0.3604940889572114%$130.1B20.882STRONG
HWM$264.85-1.046142350084048%$105.6B57.262FAVORABLE
NOC$545.57+0.08071469190836215%$77.5B17.478FAVORABLE
LHX$262.82+0.3206351629895316%$48.9B26.670FAVORABLE
HEI$336.53-0.1424290080413098%$47.0B56.174FAVORABLE
RKLB$64.39-4.649785280616023%$41.2B1287.888STRONG
TDY$621.96-0.7246608140462831%$28.8B30.165FAVORABLE
ASTS$58.05-5.517578125000002%$22.6B-52NEUTRAL
CW$596.37-1.5062181043452418%$22.0B41.064FAVORABLE
WWD$341.81-1.3079632730842445%$20.2B38.058NEUTRAL
BWXT$152.85-1.92492781520693%$14.0B39.565FAVORABLE
GSAT$81.76-0.3534430225472176%$10.6B331.944NEUTRAL
KTOS$52.00-3.1476997578692454%$9.8B305.952NEUTRAL
VSAT$67.37-7.369723635363673%$9.3B404.246NEUTRAL
PL$19.98-5.576559546313798%$7.1B6000.060FAVORABLE
PSN$49.00-0.5681818181818205%$5.2B33.850NEUTRAL
IRDM$46.60-2.183039462636438%$4.9B53.668FAVORABLE
RDW$10.87-3.5492457852706334%$2.7B-48NEUTRAL
DCO$176.30-4.148317294622951%$2.7B32.940NEUTRAL
LUNR$15.37-5.0061804697157015%$2.5B-40NEUTRAL
DXYZ$34.74-1.8644067796610073%$1.1B9.835WEAK
BKSY$23.70-4.281098546042013%$1.0B-38WEAK
SPIR$13.17-5.928571428571429%$0.5B-42NEUTRAL
SPCE$2.94-2.0000000000000018%$0.4B-8SEVERE
MNTS$4.10-3.981264637002341%$0.1B-15SEVERE
SATS$0.00+0.0%--40NEUTRAL
ARKX$32.35-1.4320536258379002%-35.760FAVORABLE
UFO$43.98-1.9179304192685247%-25.455NEUTRAL
XAR$261.79-1.6012027814320582%-36.140NEUTRAL
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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: 2026-08-28 14:05 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 31 of 32 tickers reported