Will SpaceX close below it's IPO offering price of $135/share this Friday?
56% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 34 predictions cast.
SpaceX shares closed below their $135 IPO price on Friday, July 17, 2026, extending a five-session losing streak after the company aborted a Starship test flight the day before. The stock traded around $126-$127 during the session, roughly $9 below the IPO price set when SpaceX went public on June 12 in the largest IPO in U.S. history. The immediate trigger was a scrubbed Starship V3 launch attempt Thursday evening in Texas, when several Raptor engines failed to ignite during the automated pre-launch sequence, triggering an abort; SpaceX said two engines needed to be replaced before the next attempt.
The scrub compounded a decline already underway: shares had fallen more than 3% Thursday before Friday's additional drop, leaving the stock down roughly 19% from its market debut and about 40% below the peak it hit shortly after listing. The test flight mattered to investors because it represented the first flight of the upgraded Starship V3 configuration since the IPO, and the delay raised questions about the timeline for revenue-generating missions. Community sentiment (56% Yes) leaned toward expecting the stock to slip below its offering price, correctly anticipating the pressure building on shares in the days before resolution.