Intuitive Machines

LUNR

Market cap $5.43B

Intuitive Machines will sell probably 15 million new shares to raise $500 million in new cash. This is the second big capital raise at the space stock already this year.

A number of space companies are taking advantage of soaring prices to sell stock.

Blue Origin should fly again in 2026 after New Glenn explosion. Space stocks jump on NASA commercial station plans.

For years, the conversation around humanity's future in space has revolved around one destination: Mars.

Intuitive Machines has won over $428 million in new contracts. Redwire's stock price is more reasonable than most space-related stocks.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad last night. Intuitive Machines does not use Blue Origin for satellite launches, and is even a Blue Origin competitor on the moon.

The red-hot space sector was feeling some heat on Friday, cooling from some of the spectacular gains seen in May.

Roth Capital just raised its price target on Intuitive Machines. Weirdly, it did this a day after it was announced that Intuitive Machines had lost the LTV contract.

Redwire and Intuitive Machines gain from lunar and defense demand, but weaker EPS estimate trends leave both space stocks waiting.

Shares of Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are up 9% in mid-morning trading Thursday, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) stock is down 3% and Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock is lower by 2%.