According to NH Investment & Securities, SpaceX shares traded at $145.3 on July 10, down 36% from a one-month high of $225.64, though still 8% above the $135 IPO price. Data from July 9 showed 100% of retail investors holding the stock were in loss, with an average return of minus 15%.
The performance mirrors Tesla's 2010 IPO debut, when the company dropped below its offering price before rebounding dramatically. Tesla surged 62% in November 2010 after Elon Musk confirmed the Model S would launch on schedule in 2012. Tesla stock now trades at 360 times its IPO price.