GASS
StealthGas Inc.
GASS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over GASS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
GASS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
GASS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
GASS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.5x | $5.73 | -30% |
| Current | 5x | $8.14 | — |
| Fair | 5.2x | $8.40 | +3.2% |
| Forward | 5.7x | $8.14 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $19.13 | +135% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GASS's PE is in its fair range at 5.0x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 5.7x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GASS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GASS's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over GASS on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
GASS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.44 | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.63 | -4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.73 | -7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.69 | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.74 | -4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.71 | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.87 | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.97 | +44% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.82 | +38% |
GASS has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
GASS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $42.9M | -9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.8M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $39.4M | -9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.2M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $42M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $43.5M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $40.4M | +17% |
GASS's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $43M last quarter, down 9.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 32% | -10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | -6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 42% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +4.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 30% | -3.5 points |
GASS has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over GASS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GASS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $21.6M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $18M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.5M | +334% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.6M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.9M | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +$100.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8M | -78% |
| Q3 2024 | $22M | +79% |
GASS has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
GASS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +389K shares |
| 1 year | +2.7% | +977K shares |
| 3 years | -3.3% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | -2.7% | -1M shares |
| Available history | -7.4% | -2.9M shares |
GASS has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $727,369 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
GASS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
GASS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
GASS has more cash than debt.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GASS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.6 | Oversold |
GASS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
GASS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GASS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5x | 24x | 79% below |
| PE % | 45 | 58 | 13 pts below |
GASS is trading at 5.0x earnings, a 79% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GASS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.55 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.86 | 8.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.72 | 6.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.45 | 9.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.41 | 27% above |
GASS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 27% above its 200-week average.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB has the edge over GASS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GASS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.58 | $2.39 | -33% |
| 2021 | $2.39 | $2.26 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | $2.26 | $2.72 | +20% |
| 2023 | $2.72 | $6.46 | +138% |
| 2024 | $6.46 | $5.06 | -22% |
| 2025 | $5.06 | $7.01 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.01 | $8.14 | +16% |
GASS has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.