Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) Stock Price Target Cut by Roth Capital

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) had its price objective lowered by equities researchers at Roth Capital from $30.00 to $20.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Roth Capital‘s price target points to a potential upside of 53.85% from the company’s current price.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Intuitive Machines in a report on Monday, September 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Intuitive Machines in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on shares of Intuitive Machines from $41.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. B. Riley Financial decreased their target price on Intuitive Machines from $43.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised Intuitive Machines from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.50.

Intuitive Machines Price Performance

LUNR stock traded down $0.03 on Friday, reaching $13.00. 11,494,015 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,801,532. Intuitive Machines has a 12 month low of $7.78 and a 12 month high of $46.75. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $12.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a PE ratio of -14.29 and a beta of 1.91.

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.08. The company had revenue of $269.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $245.90 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Intuitive Machines will post -0.60 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intuitive Machines news, insider Steven Vontur sold 3,050 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.13, for a total value of $49,196.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 113,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,838,771.61. The trade was a 2.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Kamal Ghaffarian sold 141,909 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.87, for a total transaction of $2,394,004.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,494,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,956,736.16. This represents a 3.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 391,263 shares of company stock valued at $6,077,802 over the last ninety days. 54.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Intuitive Machines

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LUNR. Nykredit A S acquired a new position in Intuitive Machines in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Intuitive Machines during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Intuitive Machines by 119.7% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,302 shares during the period. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Intuitive Machines in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Intuitive Machines by 34.2% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the period. 72.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intuitive Machines News Summary

Here’s some of the latest news about LUNR:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue reached a record $269.35 million, exceeding analyst expectations, and the company reported positive cash flow and a record $1.9 billion backlog across civil, commercial and defense work. These results support the case that its expanding space business is generating substantial demand. Intuitive Machines third-quarter results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s 2026 revenue forecast of $920 million to $950 million is broadly in line with the roughly $920 million consensus, offering little clear change to near-term expectations. Q3 earnings call and outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Call-option trading rose about 83% above its average, suggesting increased speculative interest but not necessarily a reliable signal of future share performance.

Intuitive Machines Company Profile

Intuitive Machines is a space exploration and infrastructure company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It develops and operates lunar landers and provides services intended to support missions to the Moon and other space destinations. The company’s offerings include lunar payload delivery, spacecraft and mission operations, and communications and data services. Its Nova-C lunar lander is designed to carry scientific instruments and other customer payloads to the lunar surface, including through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.