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Wall Street has seen plenty of blockbuster IPOs — but few have generated as much anticipation as SpaceX.
Elon Musk’s rocket-and-satellite empire has changed the way investors think about space — from a far-off government project to a real, fast-growing commercial industry. Between reusable rockets, satellite internet and ambitious plans for Mars, SpaceX has turned the final frontier into a Wall Street obsession.
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Reports suggest SpaceX is targeting a valuation (1) of at least $1.8 trillion in its IPO, with the company expected to make its historic stock-market debut this month.
For everyday investors, there’s just one problem: getting shares at the IPO price may not be easy. The biggest allocations often go to institutions and wealthy clients first, leaving regular investors fighting for whatever is left — if they get access at all.
But that doesn’t mean investors have to wait on the launchpad.
The rise of SpaceX has created an entire ecosystem of public companies already riding the same space-investing wave — from satellite networks and space infrastructure to data, defense and lunar missions. And unlike SpaceX, some of these stocks are already trading on the open market — for less than $50 a share.
If the SpaceX IPO sends investors hunting for the next big space winner, some of these names could find themselves in the liftoff zone.
So here’s a look at three stocks riding that wave now — Wall Street also sees substantial upside in this trio.
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Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR)
If SpaceX has made rockets the star of the show, Intuitive Machines is focused on what happens after the launch.
The Houston-based company is building around one of the next big frontiers in commercial space: the moon. Its business spans lunar landers, payload delivery, space communications and infrastructure services — the kinds of capabilities NASA and other customers may need as space becomes less of a one-off mission and more of a permanent operating environment.
