Palantir, Rocket Lab among biggest climbers in power ranking

Palantir, Rocket Lab among biggest climbers in power ranking

Anand Sinha

Fri, September 18, 2026 at 1:10 AM GMT+3 2 min read

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Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq: PLTR) and Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) are among the biggest climbers in the Roundtable 100 this week.

While Palantir climbed 30 places to No. 33, Rocket Lab rose 34 places to No. 45.

Sam Badawi explains Palantir, Rocket Lab jumps

Published with TheStreet, the Roundtable 100 ranks 100 publicly traded technology growth assets. The Blue Ribbon Committee analysts score each asset on team, safety, value, innovation and market dominance, with the average forming its power ranking.

Committee member Sam Badawi said the analysts moved Palantir from No. 67 to No. 33 after the AI giant's revenue growth accelerated from 85% to 93% year over year and adjusted operating margin widened to 62%.

"This continues to strengthen through AIP, Foundry, and the Ontology, which are becoming deeply embedded into mission-critical government and enterprise workflows," he remarked.

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Badawi attributed the space technology company Rocket Lab's jump from No. 69 to No. 45 to Electron becoming the world's most frequently launched small-lift orbital rocket.

Electron is a two-stage, expendable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab which serves the commercial small satellite launch market.

Badawi highlighted Electron executing 15 launches in 2026 and 94 in total, and also cited 62% year-over-year revenue growth, a $2.36 billion backlog, and the upcoming launch vehicle Neutron's planned 13-tonne capacity.

"Profitability is still further out, which keeps me from ranking it higher today, but 62% YoY revenue growth, a $2.36B backlog, rising Electron cadence, and the Neutron opportunity justify the jump to 45," the analyst explained.

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Major reshuffles

HIVE Digital Technologies (Nasdaq: HIVE) jumped four spots to No. 37 this week. Recursion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: RXRX) rose three spots to No. 41, and DLocal Limited (Nasdaq: DLO) rose two spots to No. 53.

However, BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) slipped 15 places to No. 87. Customers Bancorp (Nasdaq: CUBI) fell 11 spots to No. 59.

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Disclosure: RTB Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTB), publisher of the Roundtable 100, is itself a ranked constituent of the index. The Roundtable 100 is published for informational purposes only and is not investment advice, an offer, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security, commodity or digital asset. Rankings reflect the views of Roundtable analysts as of the ranking date. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

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