The range of European space stocks is gradually broadening as a new wave of locally funded and internationally competitive space equites are finding their way on technology exchanges, like the NASDAQ.
We maintain a list of European space companies because we can see the growth all around the world of Europe as a place for space investing.
- OHB SE
- Mynaric
- Leonardo S.p.a
- Thales Group
- Seraphim / Generation Space
- Safran Group
- Space Ventures Investors
Space Investment in Europe is driven by technological innovation, commercial applications, and of course strategic government initiatives: But how to chose the right investment? What should you know?
Start with finding the smartest innovators. Europe is re-investing itself as a reliable space innovator, thanks to new initiatives from the European Space Agency and national space agencies like DLR, CNES, and the UK Space Agency. The highly educated STEM workforce of Europe is ready to invest their intellect to creating new space companies, focussed on everything from the latest propulsion technology to space resources and even mining the Moon.
US vs Europe, onward and Upward: Europe is not like the United States. The European Union provides a front of integration, but down at a realistic level finding a space company in one of Europe’s many countries requires research: Technology. Business Model. Management. Early Investors. And… Progress. Sometimes a >2 year share price chart tells you everything.
An important factor is how does a listed European Space Company fit into the NewSpace economy and how does its technology fit into the overall real world aerospace and space supply-chain.
For investors who want to understand how to invest in European space stocks, they have to use what it already provided:
The EUROPEAN SPACE INDEX is a virtual portfolio of European publicly-traded space companies.
The Euronext Helios Space Index to date follows 11 European Aerospace / Space and Defence Technology companies.
There already exists an ESA INVESTOR NETWORK, but these are more likely to showcase early to mid stage European space companies.
European Space Funds: Europe is behind in the creating of local founded and funded space funds. The prospect of a European Space ETF is on the horizon, but perhaps relies on entrepreneurial activities to motivate a large white label ETF fund provider to step up.
For more research on investing in early stage space companies in Europe, read: Navigating the European Space Investment Networks