SpaceX's near-term earnings growth and potentially underappreciated compute ramp favor it over Tesla if their merger takes longer. SpaceX could exceed $200 by Q4 earnings; if the deal is announced within roughly a month, Tesla is the better trade because SpaceX would have to pay a premium of $420-$500+ a share. Tesla's robotaxi and humanoid earnings impact is still many quarters away, though both companies have longer-term upside. x.com  x.com 

SpaceX's orbital compute is a much bigger opportunity than Tesla's robotaxi, shifting merger gains toward Tesla holders over longer horizons. Robotaxi exceeds Starlink; Optimus needs more time and vast superintelligence. At today's share-price ratio versus no merger, Tesla holders are ~1.6x better off in 2031 and ~5x in 2036, versus ~2x and ~1.3x for SpaceX holders in the model. A roughly 30% Tesla premium balances 2031 gains; a roughly 50% Tesla discount balances 2036 gains. x.com  x.com 

Tesla's aerial flips and wall-driving have little use for ordinary customers, making earnings from the demonstration hard to see and pointing to a lower share price. If the widely expected SpaceX merger is all-stock, a 10% lower Tesla price at signing would give Musk about 0.5 percentage points more of the combined company, at other Tesla shareholders' expense; he owns roughly 40% of SpaceX but 20% of Tesla. x.com  x.com 

Demand for a single way to invest in Musk's vision supports the case for a Tesla-SpaceX merger. Most investors spoken with want that option; the merger looks much closer than most expect, and Kalshi puts its chance before 2028 at 77%. If forced to own one of the two with a merger in prospect, SpaceX is preferable to Tesla because of Musk's ownership structure. x.com  x.com 

A Tesla-SpaceX merger would unite an unrivalled mix of space, AI, Optimus, connectivity, Cybercab, Roadster, robotaxis and bitcoin into a $100T company in the making. Their combined 30,221 bitcoin would make them the sixth-largest corporate holder. The deal would be welcome only at an attractive price for Tesla shareholders: at least three SpaceX shares per Tesla share, or no deal. x.com  x.com 

Tesla's latest reveal has no financial viability for shareholders yet because anything like it may not reach roads before 2035. Like Optimus in 2021, it is cool but not viable yet. SpaceX shareholders should get Tesla at a bargain after Tesla takes a serious beating: Musk owns 49% of SpaceX and already controls its vote, so a depressed acquisition price would give them a better deal while consolidating his control. The merger looks like a matter of when, not if; its price is the question. x.com  … Show more

A SpaceX acquisition of Tesla now seems very likely, at over $500 per share within the next 12 months. Investors are also bullish on robots and robotaxis, so Tesla's fundamentals and valuation do not seem to matter now and have not for some time. x.com 

Full integration with SpaceX could lift Tesla's value by removing related-party friction and sharing chips, compute and capital under one plan. Space would become a market for Optimus and energy storage. Tesla is significantly undervalued because the market gives too little credit to energy, autonomy, Robotaxi, Optimus and AI; SpaceX is equally undervalued. A no-premium merger of equals is fair while valuations remain comparable. No deal is announced; early next year looks most likely. x.com  … Show more

Tesla's standalone upside is less clear at today's prices because a potential SpaceX exchange hinges on the premium Tesla holders receive and their share of the combined value. If SpaceX keeps executing at this pace, its upside, or that of the combination, looks clearer than Tesla's standalone upside. Execution remains a risk, and the valuation already discounts considerable optimism. x.com 

A possible SpaceX acquisition at $420-$550 a share is extremely bullish for Tesla. Brad Gerstner says SpaceX could acquire Tesla at that price. x.com