Tesla investors want answers about a potential merger with SpaceX
Tesla shareholders are increasingly questioning executives about a potential merger with SpaceX ahead of the company's second-quarter earnings call. Investors are concerned about how such a deal would impact Tesla's valuation and the CEO's existing compensation goals.
Why it matters
A merger between two of Elon Musk's most prominent companies would represent a massive shift in corporate structure and investor risk profiles.
Speculation is growing among investors that Elon Musk will merge his rocket and EV companies. SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images Tesla investors are clamoring for more details about a rumored merger with SpaceX. A shareholder Q&A forum for Tesla's earnings call has been flooded with questions about the potential tie-up. Speculation about a merger has been growing among analysts, and SpaceX's president has not ruled it out. Whispers that Elon Musk might combine Tesla and SpaceX are growing — and investors want answers. Shareholders took to an online Tesla investor forum to submit questions for executives ahead of the company's second-quarter earnings and clamor for more details about a rumored merger with SpaceX. "Will SpaceX merge with Tesla?" asked one retail investor, in a question representing around 100,000 Tesla shares.
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