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Shares of Elon Musk's rockets-to-AI firm SpaceX dropped nearly 9% on Thursday, as the post-IPO frenzy that briefly placed it among the top five most valuable companies of the world appeared to fizzle out. Its shares were last down 8.8% to $174.8, after falling nearly 5% in the last session. Despite the losses, the stock still traded more than 29% above its $135 offering price.
Space stocks and funds were hammered in the wake of SpaceX's debut. Analysts are still bullish about their future potential.
The official trading debut of SpaceX stock has triggered a dramatic unwinding of proxy trades that investors had been using to gain indirect exposure to the space giant.
Virgin Galactic stock is a wave of SpaceX IPO momentum sweeps through the sector. But is it already too late to invest in SPCE shares now?
We discuss the SpaceX IPO and the NASA ETF.
Planet Labs PBC has recently been swept up in heightened interest in space companies ahead of a potential SpaceX IPO, with sentiment also whipsawing after a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion raised concerns about launch risks and costs across the sector. This cluster of sector-wide events highlights how Planet Labs’ share price can be driven as much by broader space-industry enthusiasm and anxiety as by its own fundamentals. We’ll examine how this sector-wide enthusiasm linked to the...
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.

<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 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
It may be best for investors to wait until some of the excitement surrounding SpaceX fades before jumping in.
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
Elon Musk‘s rocket company, SpaceX and Alphabet Inc are reportedly negotiating a launch deal to put data centers into orbit. The speculative technology would bypass Earth’s massive power grid constraints just as SpaceX gears up for what may become the...
There are a bunch of space-themed ETFs, a mix of actively managed and index funds. But just one has access to SpaceX ahead of its eagerly awaited debut.
Rocket Lab and Planet Labs are well-positioned to benefit from the excitement surrounding the SpaceX IPO.