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Wall Street, but make it sci-fi
Morgan Stanley just went full Interstellar, setting a $300 price target on Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock. That’s not exactly your usual “we see modest upside from stabilizing margins” note — this is more like, what if rockets, AI, and capital markets all decided to share a group chat?
Why investors should care
Even though SpaceX is still private, a call like this matters because it can shape the mood music around Musk’s empire and the broader “future-tech” trade. When a giant bank gets this flashy, it can ripple through:
- how investors think about private-space valuations,
- how much optimism gets baked into AI-adjacent names,
- and whether Wall Street is once again pricing in a sci-fi sequel before the first movie is even out.
The bigger vibe check
Morgan Stanley’s headline here isn’t just the number — it’s the message. The bank is basically betting that Musk can keep turning moonshot ideas into actual money. And in 2026, that’s a very Wall Street thing to do: squint at the rocket, ignore the smoke, and ask for a higher target.
Big picture: If you own MS, this is a reminder that the bank’s research team can still generate attention-grabbing calls. If you own the broader Musk-orbits of the market, it’s another sign that AI and space remain the two most crowded hype lanes on the highway.