York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Coverage Initiated at Craig Hallum

Key Points

• Craig Hallum initiated coverage of York Space Systems with a “hold” rating and an $11 price target, implying 17.71% upside from the prior close. Analysts overall have a “Hold” consensus, with an average target price of $21.05.
• York Space Systems shares opened at $9.35, down 4.3%, and have fallen sharply from their 52-week high of $44.54. The company reported a quarterly loss of $0.31 per share, missing estimates by $0.12, on revenue of $92.55 million.
• Major shareholder BlackRock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 shares, while insiders sold approximately $8.39 million worth of stock over the past 90 days.

Investment analysts at Craig Hallum began coverage on shares of York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS - Get Free Report) in a research report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The firm set a "hold" rating and a $11.00 price target on the stock. Craig Hallum's price objective suggests a potential upside of 17.71% from the company's previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on YSS. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on York Space Systems from $33.00 to $18.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of York Space Systems from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $13.50 price objective (down from $36.00) on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, August 17th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $32.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $16.00 target price on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, August 17th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $21.05.

York Space Systems Stock Down 4.3%

Shares of York Space Systems stock opened at $9.35 on Wednesday. York Space Systems has a fifty-two week low of $8.89 and a fifty-two week high of $44.54. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $18.18. The company has a current ratio of 5.34, a quick ratio of 5.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.28 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.84.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.31) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.19) by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $92.55 million during the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that York Space Systems will post -0.98 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at York Space Systems

In other York Space Systems news, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.99, for a total transaction of $2,199,868.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 16,517,115 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $181,523,093.85. The trade was a 1.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 655,215 shares of company stock worth $8,390,822 over the last ninety days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On York Space Systems

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YSS. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of York Space Systems during the 2nd quarter worth about $53,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,162,000. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in York Space Systems by 66.6% in the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 19,019 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,000 after buying an additional 7,603 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in York Space Systems by 1.1% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 19,212,689 shares of the company's stock valued at $473,016,000 after buying an additional 200,250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in York Space Systems during the second quarter valued at approximately $350,000.

About York Space Systems

York Space Systems is a leading, U.S.-based, space and defense prime(1) providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions for national security, government and commercial customers. York is one of the only space and defense primes with proprietary hardware and software capabilities designed to address customers' complex mission requirements across the critical elements of the entire space ecosystem throughout the mission lifecycle. York is the number one provider to the U.S. Department of Defense's (“DoD”) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (“PWSA”) by number of spacecraft operating in-orbit, by number of contracts, and by variety of contract types as of September 2025.

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