Applied Aerospace & Defense priced its IPO at $20 a share on Tuesday. The company taps into a lot of investor themes.
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Morningstar assigned SpaceX a $780 billion fair value estimate, calling the shares likely "overvalued" at the proposed IPO valuation.
We discuss the SpaceX IPO and the NASA ETF.
Investors can expect volatility heading into the SpaceX IPO and after shares of Elon Musk’s rocket company start trading. Shares of Rocket Lab, AST, Intuitive Machines Firefly Aerospace and Redwire dropped an average of 11%.
S3 Partners said short exposure of $118.3 million exceeds the combined active and passive institutional long positions.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test, and Elon Musk had some thoughts about it as SpaceX heads toward what could be the biggest IPO yet.
Redwire stock is soaring on SpaceX IPO enthusiasm, though analysts say much of the growth may already be priced in.
ASTS faced additional pressure after Blue Origin's latest New Glenn anomaly.
Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile have surged as investors bet on the next phase of the space economy. But aerospace giants including Boeing, Airbus, and Lockheed Martin could also benefit from growing enthusiasm around SpaceX.
Early SpaceX investor Peter Diamandis reignited merger speculation by saying a Tesla-SpaceX merger is “not a matter of if but only a matter of when.”
SIDU has quietly emerged as the sector’s standout underdog, remaining the only stock among the four still showing analyst upside.

<body><p>STORY: :: SpaceX</p><p>Shares of U.S. space companies soared on Wednesday, continuing their rise as investors bet that the upcoming mammoth IPO of Elon Musk's SpaceX could force Wall Street to rethink how it values the space economy.</p><p>Shares of Intuitive Machines shot up more than 13%, AST SpaceMobile jumped almost 7%, while Virgin Galactic added more than 10% at one point in Wednesday morning trading.</p><p>:: Rocket Lab</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Shares of Rocket Lab and Planet Labs also rose, following big gains in the last two sessions.</p><p>SpaceX is poised to become the first trillion-dollar U.S. market debut, immediately cementing it as one of the world's most valuable publicly traded firms.</p><p>:: SpaceX</p><p>Other public companies related to space travel are hoping to benefit from renewed investor attention.</p><p>:: Spacepharma</p><p>Many have struggled to sustain premium valuations despite growing demand for satellite communications, launch services and defense-related off-planet infrastructure.</p><p>:: SpaceX</p><p>SpaceX last week took the wraps off its IPO filing, which showed how the company is betting its future on transitioning into an AI powerhouse, with expectations of long-term infrastructure dominance.</p></body>
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are up 8% in midday trading on May 27, changing hands near $129. The satellite direct-to-cell name is leading a space-sector sympathy rally tied to SpaceX IPO buzz. The move extends an already torrid run. ASTS stock is up 78% year to date (YTD), making it the headline mover in ... AST SpaceMobile Surges 8%; Virgin Galactic, Rocket Lab Ride the SpaceX IPO Wave
The technical Wall Street term for investors short-selling space stocks right now is “getting your face ripped off.” Shares of commercial space companies are on fire lately. Coming into Wednesday trading, shares of Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile to name two, were up 74% and 55%, respectively, over the past month, leaving them both up more than 380% over the past 12 months.
The pitch for ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (NYSEARCA:XOVR) is simple. You cannot buy SpaceX shares on your brokerage app, but XOVR can, and the fund packages that exposure inside a normal ticker you trade like any other ETF. XOVR now holds ~$281 million in SpaceX, which works out to about 23% of the fund. Yet ... XOVR Promised Pre IPO SpaceX Upside, But It Is Down 2% YTD While the S&P 500 Is Up 9%
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are climbing 20% in midday trading on Tuesday. Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) is up 15%, Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is gaining 6%. The rally is being driven by renewed investor focus on SpaceX’s pending public listing. SpaceX filed its S-1 last week. The document frames a roughly $1.75 trillion targeted valuation against ... AST SpaceMobile Rockets 20%, Planet Labs Soars 15%, Rocket Lab Climbs 6% as SpaceX IPO Lifts the Whole Sector
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Retail investors are rushing into some space-related trades, according to Vanda Research.
Rocket Lab shares rebounded Friday after a sharp selloff tied to investor reaction to SpaceX’s IPO filing. A new Space Force contract and successful launch helped lift the stock.
Rocket Lab stock could benefit from space industry-related attention generated by the anticipated monster IPO of SpaceX.
SpaceX’s IPO filing is reshaping how investors value launch, satellite, and AI infrastructure companies including Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, CoreWeave, Firefly Aerospace, and EchoStar.
The global space economy is already worth more than $600 billion. While SpaceX may win the headlines, the better returns could come from the companies building the ecosystem around it, like Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB), writes Nicholas Vardy, editor of Microcap Moonshots.
Investors are abuzz about SpaceX's filing for an initial public offering—and the gravitational pull is pushing some stocks up and others down this morning. Shares of Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace each fell around 6% at the opening before paring some of their losses, while space-focused companies Virgin Galactic and AST SpaceMobile advanced.
Data from Stocktwits shows that retail sentiment remained ‘extremely bullish’ on SPY and QQQ.
Flight 12 debuts orbital refueling, ship-to-ship docking and upgraded Raptor engines
Elon Musk's SpaceX this week will launch its next Starship flight, release the prospectus for its $1.75 trillion IPO. Space stocks surge.
Prediction market traders on Polymarket now assign a 92% probability that SpaceX completes its IPO by June 30, 2026, with a $1.5 trillion-plus valuation in play. That puts the Procure Space ETF (NYSEARCA:UFO) in an unusual spot for a $749 million niche fund. UFO is the cleanest publicly listed expression of the space economy that ... You’re Going to Regret Not Buying This ETF Before SpaceX’s IPO