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ASTS short interest has dropped to about 19.9% of the public float, down from 21.7% last week.

SpaceX shares initially surged in their public debut last month, but the broader trade had already rolled over.

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Shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) are down 6% to $151 and change in midday trading Tuesday, an unusual response given the flood of bullish analyst initiations that hit the tape today and the company’s addition to the NASDAQ 100. The pullback appears to be dragging the broader space complex with it. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is ... SpaceX Falls 6% Despite Wave of Bullish Analyst Initiations, Rocket Lab Dives 10%, AST SpaceMobile Drops 6%, Virgin Galactic Declines 5%

Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) has been added to the Russell 2000, 2500, and 3000 Indexes. The stock also joined related value, completeness, and dynamic benchmarks as part of the latest Russell index reconstitution. Index inclusion can affect how often institutional investors track and trade Virgin Galactic shares. Virgin Galactic Holdings enters this broader index coverage with a recent share price of $2.89 and a mixed return profile. The stock is down 53.2% over the past 30 days...

Space stocks are diverging sharply at midday Wednesday, with the market’s newest space giant sliding even as smaller rivals rally on their own catalysts. SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) shares are down 6% to $159.81, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock is up 4% to $105.64 and Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is climbing 3% to $2.99. The split looks ... SpaceX Falls 6% Despite a Bullish Dan Ives Rating as Rocket Lab Climbs 5%, Virgin Galactic Rises 3%

Shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) stock are down 9% in midmorning trading Monday, sliding to around $168 after the company announced its first public bond offering. The senior notes deal aims to raise at least $20 billion, with proceeds earmarked to repay a bridge loan and fund AI and data-center projects. The pressure is spreading across ... SpaceX Sinks 9% on $20 Billion Bond Sale, Virgin Galactic Drops 11%, Rocket Lab Falls 8% Despite NASDAQ 100 Debut

Shares of space stocks are tumbling in mid-morning trading on Tuesday, with Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock leading the decline. Planet Labs stock is down to roughly $27 and change, extending a sharp pullback in the satellite imagery name. Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) stock is also under heavy pressure, slipping 9% to $23 and change. Meanwhile, Firefly ... Planet Labs Sinks 10%, Intuitive Machines Drops 8%, Firefly Aerospace Falls 7% as Traders Rush to SpaceX

Space-linked shares fell as investors shifted attention toward Elon Musk's $1.8 trillion company and its $135 IPO price.

Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma joins Market Domination to tackle today's top trending tickers, including the momentum driving SpaceX (SPCX) shares in Friday's session after the company's IPO, the impact it is having on other space stocks Virgin Galactic (SPCE) and Rocket Lab (RKLB), and how semiconductor stocks such as Micron Technology (MU) and Nvidia (NVDA) are moving on the historic public offering.

Fugazi Research said many listed space companies generate little revenue, rely heavily on stock offerings to fund operations, and remain years away from proving the commercial viability of their business models.

Shares of Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) are down 24% in early Friday trading, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock is down 8% and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is trading 10% lower. These price moves arrive on the same morning that privately held SpaceX is making its long-awaited trading debut. The selloff is jarring given the surrounding hype. ... Virgin Galactic Craters 24%, Rocket Lab Drops 8%, AST SpaceMobile Falls 10% as SpaceX Hype Triggers a Space-Stock Shakeout

Space stocks jumped ahead of SpaceX's public debut on Friday.

Hedge funds seeking bearish bets on SpaceX have reportedly approached Jefferies, which was absent from the IPO's underwriting lineup.

Intuitive Machines is using the stock market’s recent strength to raise needed capital. On Wednesday, the maker of lunar landers and other space technology announced plans to sell $5oo million in stock. Coming into Wednesday trading, Intuitive Machines stock had surged 54% over the past month.

Virgin Galactic stock recorded its biggest single-day slide after announcing a debt repayment mechanism involving the issuance of common stock.

SpaceX IPO excitement fades as space stocks tumble following valuation cuts and renewed risk concerns.

Space stocks have been all the rage lately, ahead of SpaceX’s massive initial public offering. Shares of the space tourism pioneer dived 34% in early trading on Tuesday to $5, while the was down 0.1%. Setting off the decline was the company’s announcement that it plans to pay back millions in debt by issuing stock.

Space stocks are splitting hard in Tuesday’s session. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is crashing 32% to around $5.08 in mid-morning trading, while AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock climbs 10% to around $116 and Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock advances 9% to around $50.50. The divergence captures the latest chapter in an ongoing space-sector story. Retail-driven proxy trades ... Virgin Galactic Crashes 32% on Settlement Dilution Fears, AST SpaceMobile Rises 10%, Planet Labs Climbs 9%

S3 Partners said short exposure of $118.3 million exceeds the combined active and passive institutional long positions.

The space sector split is widening fast Monday morning. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is up 18% to $7.28, while launch-exposed peers are sliding hard. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is down 9% to $103.50, Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock is off 8% to $46.85, and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock is the hardest hit at down 13% to ... Virgin Galactic Rockets 18% Monday: AST SpaceMobile Sinks 9%, Rocket Lab Drops 13% as Space Divergence Widens

Space stocks are splitting sharply this Friday morning after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a hotfire test late Thursday at Cape Canaveral. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is down 17% to $111, while Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock has dropped 8% to roughly $47.50 and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock has slipped 6% to $139. Virgin ... AST SpaceMobile Plunges 17%, Planet Labs Drops 8% on Blue Origin Explosion, While Virgin Galactic Surges 11%