SpaceX shares fall as share unlock, $52 million Shotwell sale weigh on stock

  • SpaceX shares fell as Shotwell’s proposed sale and an approaching share unlock weighed on investors.
  • Up to 328.4 million shares could become eligible for sale on September 24.
  • Higher Treasury yields increased financing and valuation pressure on SpaceX’s capital-intensive projects.

SpaceX shares fell 4.11% to $148.36 as investors weighed a proposed $51.96 million stock sale by President and COO Gwynne Shotwell, a Sept. 24 lockup expiration that could make up to 328.4 million shares eligible for sale, and rising Treasury yields. Shotwell disclosed the proposed sale of 342,170 Class A common shares after exercising stock options under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established June 23. The potential supply increase follows SpaceX’s $75 billion initial public offering on June 12, although the lockup expiration does not require holders to sell. Higher borrowing costs and discount rates are adding pressure to capital-intensive businesses as SpaceX funds Starlink satellite replacements, launch infrastructure, orbital AI data centers and Starship facilities. Shares remain above the company’s $135 IPO price, with investors also focused on Starlink, launch operations, potential artificial-intelligence infrastructure and a Starship test flight scheduled for September 28. Weakness also spread across the sector, with AST SpaceMobile, Rocket Lab and space-focused exchange-traded funds declining during the session.

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