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Musk’s wealth machine is back in gear
Elon Musk’s net worth got a $96 billion bounce in a day, which is the kind of number that makes even billionaire math feel a little fake. The spark? SpaceX shares rebounded hard after the company’s first public earnings and as the market chewed through the lock-up expiration drama.
Wall Street is still chanting “more, please”
Analysts are leaning in instead of backing away. Bernstein reportedly lifted its target to $248, while Cantor Fitzgerald held its bullish view at $246, and the consensus target sits around $229 — roughly 100% above where the stock was trading.
That matters because SpaceX isn’t just a vanity ticker for Musk-watchers. If the market keeps rewarding the company for revenue growth, fat cash piles, and Starlink-style optimism, the stock can keep pulling Musk’s paper fortune higher. And yes, Tesla’s still in the mix too, but more as a side character than the main plot.
The real investor takeaway
SpaceX’s debut earnings gave investors a fresh narrative: big revenue growth, big ambitions, and apparently big enough demand that Wall Street’s willing to squint past the giant capex bill.
Big picture: when the market starts treating SpaceX like a serious public compounder instead of a moon-shot meme, Musk’s net worth tends to rocket right along with it.