SpaceX Order Drives British Smallcap Filtronic to 16-Year High

  • Filtronic gets $20.9 million order from Elon Musk’s SpaceX
  • Stock soared 600% in two years on multiple contract wins

Filtronic signed a five-year strategic partnership with SpaceX in April last year.

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Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has propelled the shares of a small British telecom-equipment maker to a 16-year high.

Filtronic plc said on Monday it had received an order worth $20.9 million from SpaceX — the fourth contract from the rocket maker, a key customer. As a result, its results for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 will exceed market expectations, the Sedgefield, England-based company said.