--- title: "Weekly Recap | Rocket -6.26%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298794440.md" description: "Rocket (RKT) fell 6.26% this week to close at $13.18, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.8%, leaving the stock about 5.46 percentage points behind. The four-session week leaned weak: it opened Tuesday at $13.95, touched $14.085 early, then slid as low as $12.959 by Friday before settling at $13.18. The daily average volume of about 21.6m shares was roughly 19.3% below the 60-day median, so activity was subdued." datetime: "2026-09-12T06:41:41.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298794440.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298794440.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298794440.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Rocket -6.26%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week Rocket (RKT) fell 6.26% this week to close at $13.18, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.8%, leaving the stock about 5.46 percentage points behind. The four-session week leaned weak: it opened Tuesday at $13.95, touched $14.085 early, then slid as low as $12.959 by Friday before settling at $13.18. The daily average volume of about 21.6m shares was roughly 19.3% below the 60-day median, so activity was subdued. ## Key Events Company-specific news was thin this week, with most signals coming from sector commentary and relative price action. On Wednesday a brief note said Rocket underperformed competitors; by Friday another item highlighted that the stock outperformed peers despite losses on the day. A Monday roundup listed Rocket among several widely watched tickers without giving company-level details. On the industry side, Thursday’s report showed third-quarter agency mortgage-backed securities lagging targets while home equity and non-QM made progress. That backdrop matters for Rocket’s mortgage financing segment. No material company filings were released during the week. ## Analyst Ratings Among 17 institutions covering Rocket, 6 rate it buy, 3 overweight, and 8 hold; none rate it underweight or sell. The consensus recommendation is buy. The consensus target price of $17.70 sits about 34.29% above the latest close. Targets range from $14 to $21, a wide spread that points to meaningful disagreement among brokers. Within the commercial and residential mortgage financing industry, Rocket ranks 1st out of 23 peers. ## The Week Ahead Tuesday brings the New York Fed manufacturing index, with a prior reading of 20.6 and a forecast of 14.75. Wednesday is packed with retail data: retail sales ex-autos, retail control, headline retail sales, and the NAHB housing market index. The housing index is the more direct read for Rocket’s mortgage-linked chain, with a prior of 35 and a forecast of 34. Import prices and EIA crude stockpiles also land midweek. No company earnings date has been flagged yet. ## In Short The week’s tension is between a positive ratings picture and weak price action. Nine of 17 institutions rate the stock buy or overweight, and the consensus target sits more than 30% above spot. Yet the stock lagged the market by over 5 points, and the latest session showed large and medium-lot money turning net sellers alongside heavier small-lot outflows. Valuation is not cheap, with a P/E near 79x and P/B around 1.59x. The next test is how the retail and housing data flow into mortgage demand, and whether the stock can reclaim its 20-day and 60-day moving averages. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [RKT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RKT.US.md) - [RKTL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RKTL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Rocket Mortgage President and CEO Jesse K. Bray disposes of Rocket Companies shares worth $2.95 million](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299229241.md) - [Rocket Mortgage data shows 1 in 4 homeowners make extra annual mortgage payment, cutting payoff by nearly six years](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296384557.md) - [Rocket Companies (RKT) Posted Strong Q2 Results, Is The 28% Undervaluation Case Convincing?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295324177.md) - [Morgan Stanley upgrades Rocket Companies to Buy-equivalent on several factors](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292924055.md) - [How Rocket’s Higher-Coupon Refinancing And Longer-Dated Debt Shift Its Capital Story (RKT)](https://longbridge.com/en/news/290470728.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**