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In a note discussed via Yahoo Finance, analyst Dan Ives said SpaceX shares could reflect a valuation hit of up to 25% tied to political uncertainty, while he suggested Elon Musk’s path from Tesla to SpaceX still has negotiation space with Texas officials.
SpaceX-related market chatter is taking a new angle after analyst Dan Ives said the company’s valuation could carry a “political discount” of as much as 25%, reflecting the impact of political risk rather than core business fundamentals, according to commentary circulated by Yahoo Finance.
Ives’ view, as presented in the post, is that investor perceptions about how government and regulators handle major industrial projects can meaningfully affect how markets price outcomes, including potential public-private negotiations and approvals that are closely watched by stakeholders.
The same discussion also pointed to the continued possibility of a Tesla merger involving Elon Musk, with Ives characterizing it as still “in play.” Rather than treating the idea as settled, the note framed it as a negotiation-driven process where timing and official outcomes could matter.
A key part of Ives’ argument was that Musk may need to negotiate with Texas officials, given the state’s importance to SpaceX’s efforts tied to expansion plans that the post connected to artificial intelligence-related growth. The underlying premise was that Texas policy decisions could influence execution and, therefore, how investors price future value.
For Tesla, any merger concept would be meaningful because it would link the automaker’s capital markets footprint and engineering talent to SpaceX’s launch, satellite, and infrastructure ecosystem. Even without assuming a transaction is underway, the market tends to treat corporate combinations involving Musk-linked operations as a single narrative, where regulatory and political dynamics can re-rate expectations quickly.
For SpaceX, the “political discount” framing highlights how companies with heavy ties to government contracting, land use, spectrum, and major infrastructure projects can see their valuations move with headlines and policy indicates. In that sense, political risk can act like an earnings multiplier discount, even when operating progress continues.
The post did not provide additional specifics on the proposed structure, timing, or likelihood of a Tesla merger, nor did it outline concrete policy terms Ives expects Texas officials to deliver. It also did not disclose any new filings, official statements, or confirmed negotiation milestones, so investors are left to interpret the comments as scenario analysis rather than a commitment.
What to watch next is whether Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX-related parties make any official statements that clarify the corporate direction, and whether Texas government officials provide guidance that would confirm or contradict the idea that state negotiations are a gating factor. Absent new documentation, the clearest announcement will likely come from concrete policy outcomes and any company-level communication that narrows the range of possibilities.
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