Buy SpaceX or Tesla? 3 Stocks With Better Potential

24/7 Wall St. Founder and Editor Doug McIntyre is joined by Lee Jackson to discuss SpaceX and Tesla and what stocks could be better buys. Lee suggests investors who are more interested in space plays look toward stocks like Rocket…

By Eric Bleeker
Published August 11, 2026, 4:01pm ET · 1 min read

A composite image with Elon Musk's profile in the foreground looking left. The background is split: the left side shows a SpaceX Starship rocket launching from Earth into a starry sky, while the right side depicts multiple futuristic Tesla vehicles, including a Cybertruck, driving on a multi-lane highway in a high-tech city under a dark sky. A stylized silver and red 'TX' logo bridges the two background scenes at the top.
Elon Musk, central to both Tesla and SpaceX, oversees his companies' divergent paths, one on Earth's highways and the other reaching for the stars, as they both vie for the same AI prize. © 24/7 Wall St.
Eric Bleeker

Eric Bleeker, CFA has been investing for more than 20 years. He began his career working at Microsoft before joining Motley Fool, one of the largest publishers of financial research. In his 15 years at Motley Fool Eric served as the General Manager for Fool.com and led coverage in the Technology & Telecom sector. In addition, he was a featured columnist and has hosted dozens of investing seminars attended by more than a million total investors. Eric has more than 1,000 financial bylines to his name and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, and many other leading publications. He is currently focused on artificial intelligence investing and is a CFA Charterholoder.

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