#TeslaLagsSpaceXInIPOWeek 🚀 The day the rocket outperformed the car
The week of SpaceX's stock market debut has been historic: the largest IPO in history, demand that exceeded supply by 4 times, and a first day of gains. But there’s a data point resonating strongly on Wall Street: $TSLA lagged behind.
🚀 SpaceX takes off
· Debut: June 12 on Nasdaq (ticker $SPCX )
· Starting price: $135 per share
· Raise: $75 billion (the largest IPO ever)
· First day: opened at $150, peaked at $176.52
· First week: up 12%
· Valuation: surpassed $2.7 trillion in just 3 days
· Elon Musk: became the world's first trillionaire
📉 Tesla hits the brakes
· Same week: Tesla dropped 2.9%
· Day of SpaceX debut: Tesla fell over 2%
· Previous week: dropped 4% in a single day
· By 2026: Tesla has accumulated a decline of approximately 11%
⚔️ The gap widens
On Tuesday, June 16, the difference was even more evident
· Tesla fell -1.6% to $404.66
· SpaceX rose +5% to $201.80
SpaceX's market cap now exceeds Tesla's by about $8 billion.
💡 Why did this happen?
1. Capital rotation: investors sold Tesla to buy SpaceX.
2. Rivalry in the Musk empire: SpaceX is perceived as the fastest-growing company (Starlink + AI). Tesla faces doubts about demand and production.
3. Possible merger: speculation about a merger between the two companies creates uncertainty.
4. SpaceX losses: although it was an IPO success, it reported losses of $4.9 billion in 2025** and **$4.3 billion in Q1 2026.
🧠 Conclusion
There’s a seismic shift in the "Musk universe." During the record IPO week, investors voted with their wallets: they preferred the rocket that launches over the car that slows down. The gap between the two companies seems to have inverted, at least in market perception.
Do you think Tesla will manage to regain its ground, or will the gap continue to widen? 👇
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