Brokerages Set Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) Target Price at $16.00

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2025.03.30 05:14

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) has received a "Moderate Buy" rating from seven research firms, with an average target price of $16.00. Analysts' ratings include one sell, one hold, and five buy recommendations. Recent insider sales have occurred, with significant shares sold by executives. The stock opened at $8.07, down 2.4%, and has a market cap of $1.13 billion. The company reported earnings of $0.04 per share, exceeding estimates, but revenue fell short of expectations at $54.66 million.

Shares of Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR - Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $16.00.

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A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Intuitive Machines in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Roth Mkm cut their price objective on Intuitive Machines from $20.00 to $12.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Roth Capital set a $20.00 target price on Intuitive Machines in a report on Friday, March 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Intuitive Machines in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Intuitive Machines in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $16.00 price target for the company.

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Insider Activity at Intuitive Machines

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In other Intuitive Machines news, insider Steven Vontur sold 4,528 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.60, for a total transaction of $88,748.80. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 104,272 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,043,731.20. This trade represents a 4.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Kamal Seyed Ghaffarian sold 377,973 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.35, for a total value of $6,935,804.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,494,768 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $64,128,992.80. This trade represents a 9.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 391,767 shares of company stock worth $7,233,038. 73.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Intuitive Machines during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of Intuitive Machines by 751.3% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,831 shares of the company's stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 3,381 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in Intuitive Machines by 201.6% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,937 shares of the company's stock valued at $90,000 after acquiring an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Intuitive Machines in the 4th quarter valued at $91,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Intuitive Machines in the 4th quarter worth $183,000. 72.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Shares of NASDAQ LUNR opened at $8.07 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.74 and a beta of 1.01. Intuitive Machines has a twelve month low of $3.15 and a twelve month high of $24.95. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.28 and a 200 day moving average of $12.97.

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.12. The company had revenue of $54.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $72.58 million. As a group, equities analysts expect that Intuitive Machines will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Intuitive Machines

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Intuitive Machines, Inc designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal.

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