{
  "id": 12608496,
  "title": "If I Had $5,000 to Invest Today, Here's the Trillion-Dollar Stock I'd Buy Instead of SpaceX",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/if-i-had-5-000-to-invest-today-heres-the-trillion-dollar-stock-id-buy",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/07/if-5000-to-invest-trillion-dollar-stock-buy-spacex/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies, trading under the NASDAQ symbol SPCX, debuted publicly in June. Investor enthusiasm propelled its stock price to a peak of $225. However, this optimistic beginning faded, and the stock has since plummeted by 29% to $158.96, according to the market close on October 2. The valuation appears to be the reason behind this decline. SpaceX boasts a market capitalization of $2.1 trillion. With a trailing 12-month revenue of $23 billion, the stock trades at a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 94, which is 14 times more expensive than the technology-focused Nasdaq-100 index. Despite management's prediction of substantial revenue growth in the coming years, potential short-term downside for SpaceX stock looms. Value investors might consider other investment options for better returns. If I had $5,000 to invest in a single stock today, I believe Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) would be a superior choice.",
  "summary": "This company is attacking the artificial intelligence opportunity from multiple angles.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "If I Had $5,000 to Invest Today, Here's the Trillion-Dollar Stock I'd Buy Instead of SpaceX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/if-i-had-5-000-to-invest-today-heres-the-trillion-dollar-stock-id-buy-12609669",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:27:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}