After closing 3% higher than when it had finished last Friday's trading session, shares of Intuitive Machines (LUNR 4.23%) are climbing even higher today. While the company didn't report any positive news, investors are bidding shares higher after an analyst shared a bullish view on the stock yesterday.
As of 12:22 p.m. ET, shares of Intuitive Machines are up 7.5%, pulling back slightly from an earlier rise of 10.7%.
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Intuitive Machines will benefit from the booming space industry
Maintaining a buy rating, B. Riley raised its price target on Intuitive Machines to $25 from $20 yesterday morning. Based on shares closing at $16.13 on Friday, the price target implies upside of 55%.
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According to Thefly.com, B. Riley predicated its higher price target on the belief that Intuitive will prosper as the space industry -- specifically, lunar-related business -- grows. With the increased focus that SpaceX and Blue Origin are placing on lunar business, Intuitive has an opportunity to profit from its Near Space Network Services satellite constellation, which provides communications as well as navigation services to both government and commercial lunar customers, in B. Riley's estimation.
Forget the price target and focus on this instead
B. Riley's increasingly favorable opinion of Intuitive's stock is noteworthy, but investors seeking a compelling space stock would be wise to consider Intuitive Machines solely on its merits. Rather than emphasizing the analyst's price target, investors would be better suited to dig into the company's fourth-quarter 2025 financial results when they're released in the coming weeks.
