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Investors struggle to classify SpaceX as AI or space stock

A new analysis says SpaceX shares have a “mixed” relationship with the broader space sector and do not trade like major Big Tech stocks.

Two months after SpaceX’s IPO, investors are still debating whether to treat the company as an AI beneficiary or as a pure-play space business, according to MarketWatch.

MarketWatch reports that a new analysis found SpaceX shares do not trade in line with Big Tech stocks, suggesting the market is not pricing the stock the same way it does AI-linked technology companies.

The outlet also points to evidence that the stock’s correlation to the space sector is mixed, leaving investors with an unresolved view of how strongly SpaceX should track the broader industry.

As a result, the debate over SpaceX’s “type” appears to persist even after the initial public trading period, MarketWatch says.

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