SpaceX stock down again, shaving off some IPO gains; confirms debt offering


SpaceX (SPCX) stock fell again on Monday, now poised for three straight down days after a massive run-up following its IPO earlier this month. SpaceX also confirmed its first-ever bond issuance in a filing.

SpaceX shares were down another 7% in early trade on Monday, following a 3.6% drop on Thursday (US markets were closed on Friday for the Juneteenth national holiday) and a 5% drop on Wednesday. The three-day losing streak caps a big pop in the stock following its IPO and first day of trade on June 12th.

Despite the drop, shares are still up around 27% from their IPO price of $135; note that shares opened at $150 on their first trade. At one point during its run-up to a high of around $225 a share, SpaceX topped Amazon and even Microsoft to become the 4th-most-valuable public company.

Also on Monday morning, SpaceX confirmed its first-ever bond sale in a filing. Although the company did not reveal the size of the bond offering, the company confirmed that it “intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering to repay the outstanding borrowings under its bridge loan facility in full,” and for  other related fees and expenses. Bloomberg reported late last week that SpaceX was prepping an offering in the $20 billion range.

The bridge loan in question was secured earlier this year when SpaceX, led by CEO Elon Musk, acquired Musk’s own xAI startup in February.

Per Reuters, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley provided the bridge financing and are expected to run the deal, one of the sources said.

Debt offerings can at times weigh on stock prices as investors grow concerned about interest expense, and the negative implications of why a company would need additional funding. Though this offering was expected in some sense, it may be another reason for shares to slip to the downside.

Another factor looming is the expiry of equity lock up periods, which could put more downward pressure on the stock.

22V Research strategist Jeff Jacobson told Yahoo Finance that there is a 20% insider share unlock after Space’s earnings announcement in early to mid-August.

In addition, there is a 10% share unlock if the stock trades 30% above the IPO price, as well as 7% share unlocks set for around Aug. 21 and then again on Sept. 10.

Jacobson said insiders could potentially sell 44% of SpaceX shares by early September, increasing the current float by about 900%. SpaceX’s current float is around 4.2% following its IPO.

Pras Subramanian is Lead Transportation Reporter for Yahoo Finance. You can follow him on X and on Instagram.





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