SpaceX earnings
SpaceX posted Q3 revenue of $14.6bn against $12.7bn consensus and adjusted EPS of $0.45 versus $0.13 expected, with Starlink consumer subscribers up 1.6m to 13.6m. CNBC alone carries the sell-side reaction, and it is a scramble: JPMorgan nearly doubled its target to $500 from $240, Barclays went to $300 from $254, and HSBC stayed at Hold with $150. Bernstein's framework is the one worth keeping — $500bn to $1trn of annual recurring revenue by end-2027 and at least 13GW of capacity at above the $30-$50/watt Musk guided at Q2. The stock is $159, 29% below its 52-week high at 77.9x forward earnings, which means the target range spans 3.3x. That is not a price target, it is a personality test.
Buy SpaceX — CNBC reports eight of nine analysts at Buy or Overweight with targets from $230 to $500 against a $159 stock; the $14.6bn revenue beat and 13.6m Starlink subs are specific, but 77.9x forward earnings and a 3.3x target spread keep conviction off high.
Buy Tesla — Tesla is named as the partner in the Terafab chip venture and in merger talks, so SpaceX momentum spills over — but at 178x forward earnings and 11.8% down YTD, the spillover is already the most expensive part of the story.
Buy Intel — Intel is the third named Terafab partner, handing its foundry business a large anchor customer; +136.1% YTD with 35% still to the 52-week high means the re-rating has room rather than being exhausted.