For all the hype surrounding the SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) initial public offering (IPO) and the company’s launch valuation, even investing $100 as soon as possible would have proven a middling investment.
Specifically, SPCX shares were originally offered at $135 and are, at press time on July 8, trading at $149.52 following a 0.033% extended session rise. Under the circumstances, a $100 investment made already at the IPO would have risen to $110.76 for a $10.76 profit.
Investors who got their hands on SpaceX stock at the beginning of the equity’s first trading day – June 12 – would have seen their position remain effectively flat, while those who purchased on that evening would have lost $7 as the company ended the day at $160.95.
Still, both groups would have been far more fortunate than those who took Jim Cramer’s amazement at the rally as a sign to buy – thus also joining Representative Dan Meuser – and purchased close to the all-time high (ATH) of $225.64.
Indeed, such investors could only be pleased that they hadn’t invested $5,000 or $10,000 in the stock as SPCX shares retraced 33.74%, meaning that $100 would have turned into $66.26 for a $33.74 unrealized loss.
What is next for SpaceX stock price in 2026
Elsewhere, the future of SpaceX appears increasingly uncertain at press time on July 8. Since the IPO, the company’s extreme launch valuation of $1.77 trillion, paired with revenue below $5 billion and the fact that the firm is operating at a loss, presented a substantial long-term risk factor.
More recently, investors might have found themselves alarmed by the fact that SPCX shares failed to see a significant rally even after their official inclusion into the Nasdaq-100 – though it will likely take some time for buying pressure from index funds to be fully reflected in the market.
Nonetheless, even if a renewed rally begins in July as many have been expecting since before the SpaceX launch, the company’s generous unlocking schedule for wealthy insiders could reverse Elon Musk’s corporate rocket once more in August or September.
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