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Updated · The Motley Fool · Aug 8
Analysis Urges Patience on SpaceX Below $125 After Q2 Earnings
Updated
Updated · The Motley Fool · Aug 8

Analysis Urges Patience on SpaceX Below $125 After Q2 Earnings

3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Aug 8

Summary

  • $125 a share is not enough to make SpaceX an immediate buy, according to a post-earnings analysis that says investors should wait rather than chase the recent pullback.
  • Q2 results gave investors their first look at the company without IPO marketing, but the report argues the first year after a listing often brings volatile quarter-to-quarter reactions as the market tests management's execution.
  • 2026 and 2027 lockup expirations could add selling pressure as insiders gain the right to sell shares, creating a supply-demand imbalance that may push the stock lower still.
  • Mid-2027 is presented as a better point to reassess, with the analysis arguing investors are unlikely to miss outsized gains by staying on the sidelines through SpaceX's first year as a public company.

Insights

With insiders dumping shares, will a staged lockup expiration trigger a catastrophic stock collapse before SpaceX finally turns a profit?
Is SpaceX's massive $18 billion quarterly spending spree a visionary masterstroke or a dangerous cash burn masking profitability issues?