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Short interest in US stocks has reached record levels, with S&P 500 index stocks near 3.

Published: Jul 20, 2026   |  Read Original Article ↗

Article Summary

HOLD
  • Short interest in US stocks has reached record levels, with S&P 500 index stocks near 3.79% of free float marking all-time high and Russell 3000 stocks near 6.3% for Russell 3000 reaching record levels.
  • The bull market in U.S. equities has pressured short sellers to hedge bearish positions with net-long bets, with investors holding roughly twice as much in long positions compared to short positions, according to S3 Partners data.
  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ranked as the ninth-most shorted stock in the US market before Friday's decline with $25 billion in bets against it representing nearly 29% of its float, with SpaceX shorts gaining nearly 28% or $4.8 billion in mark-to-market profits so far this year.
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Growth Stock Metric Rating
SPCX Rating
48.5
SELL

Growth Stock Scoring Breakdown

METRIC VALUE WEIGHT ANALYSIS
Sales Growth TTM ? 0.0% 25% 20.0 ptsMinimal (0.0%) - Very weak
EPS Growth Next 5Y ? 0.0% 25% 10.0 ptsVery Weak (0.0%) - Minimal expectations
Target Price Upside ? 99.5% 20% 100.0 ptsMassive Upside (99.5%) - Target: $240.65 vs Current: $120.61
Gross Margin % ? 15% 40.0 ptsNo Gross Margin Data
Drawdown from 52-Wk High ? -46.6% 15% 100.0 ptsDeep Discount (-46.6%) - Best entry opportunity
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About SPCX

Industrials Aerospace & Defense 22,000 employees Starbase, TX, United States
  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp. provides satellite-based broadband services in the United States, Ireland, Canada, and internationally.
  • The company's Connectivity segment operates a high-speed, low-latency broadband network powered by various Starlink satellites in low-earth orbit, delivering connectivity to various consumer, enterprise, and government customers through its Starlink offering.
  • Its Space segment designs, manufactures, and launches reusable rockets to provide access to space.
  • It offers launch services for the deployment of payloads to intended orbits for commercial and government customers utilizing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy; and launch and development for the development of spacecraft and the provision of launch and mission services for government agency space programs utilizing Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, and Dragon.
  • The company's AI segment operates a vertically integrated AI platform spanning a frontier LLM Grok; AI solutions for consumer and enterprise customers; X, a real-time information, entertainment, and free speech platform; and AI computational infrastructure.
  • The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Starbase, Texas.
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