The SpaceX IPO Is Coming June 12. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Rush In to Buy
Key takeaways
- Meta fell 47% from its post-IPO peak, Alibaba 26%, and Saudi Aramco 22%, with nearly 64% of all IPOs underperforming the broader market by more than 10 percentage points over three years.
- The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks.
- For years, investors have watched private companies stay private longer while Wall Street’s biggest gains increasingly went to venture capital firms and institutional money managers.
The Space X IPO Is Coming June 12. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Rush In to Buy Rich Duprey Sun, May 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM GMT+7 5 min read SPAX.PVT NVDA META BABA 2222.SR Quick Read Space X (SPCX) is targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation for its June 11 pricing and June 12 trading debut, immediately making it one of the world’s largest publicly traded companies despite retail investors historically underperforming on mega IPOs. Meta fell 47% from its post-IPO peak, Alibaba 26%, and Saudi Aramco 22%, with nearly 64% of all IPOs underperforming the broader market by more than 10 percentage points over three years.
SpaceX’s massive $1.75 trillion valuation leaves little room for growth and positions the company vulnerable to the same hype-driven collapse that crushed Coinbase (down 75% within a year) and Rivian (down 80% from peak), while the mega IPO could pull capital from existing tech and aerospace stocks as the S&P 500 already trades at 23 times forward earnings versus its 16-18 times historical average.
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