{
  "id": 3611233,
  "title": "If I Had $5,000 to Invest Today, Here's the Growth Stock I'd Buy Instead of SpaceX",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/if-i-had-5-000-to-invest-today-heres-the-growth-stock-id-buy-instead",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/26/if-i-had-5000-to-invest-today-heres-the-growth-sto/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On June 12, Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) made its debut on the public markets. Investors expressed initial excitement regarding the company's ventures in space transportation, satellite internet, and artificial intelligence (AI), causing its shares to skyrocket to a peak of $225. However, SpaceX's stock has since endured a sharp decline of 39%, closing at $136.97 on August 21. Despite still possessing a market capitalization of $1.86 trillion, and considering its trailing 12-month revenue of $23 billion, the stock continues to exhibit an exorbitant price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 80.8, making it a staggering 13 times more expensive than the Nasdaq-100 technology index. Given the considerable room for further downside in SpaceX stock, if one were to invest a sum of $5,000 today, an alternative investment might be preferable. One such option could be Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and the following reasons outline why this stock could potentially deliver superior long-term performance.",
  "summary": "This company continues to report excellent operating results, and its stock looks like a bargain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "If I Had $5,000 to Invest Today, Here's the Growth Stock I'd Buy Instead of SpaceX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/if-i-had-5-000-to-invest-today-heres-the-growth-stock-id-buy-instead-3613090",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:20:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}