Blackrock Portfolio Management Sells 200,170 Shares of York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Stock

Key Points

• BlackRock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 York Space Systems shares at an average price of $10.99, generating approximately $2.20 million. The sale reduced its stake by 1.2% to 16.52 million shares.
• BlackRock has made several additional YSS sales since late July, while the stock fell 8.1% to $10.49 and trades near its 52-week low of $10.23.
• York Space Systems reported a quarterly loss of $1.51 per share, missing estimates by $1.39. Despite mixed analyst actions, the stock retains a “Moderate Buy” consensus and a $34.90 average price target.

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS - Get Free Report) major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.99, for a total transaction of $2,199,868.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,517,115 shares of the company's stock, valued at $181,523,093.85. This trade represents a 1.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company's shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

Blackrock Portfolio Management also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 6th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total transaction of $2,337,446.40.
• On Monday, August 3rd, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 13,754 shares of York Space Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.03, for a total transaction of $206,722.62.
• On Friday, July 31st, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 35,574 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total transaction of $538,590.36.
• On Thursday, July 30th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 140,823 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.18, for a total value of $2,137,693.14.
• On Wednesday, July 29th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 63,390 shares of York Space Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.31, for a total value of $970,500.90.

York Space Systems Trading Down 8.1%

Shares of YSS stock traded down $0.92 on Monday, hitting $10.49. 3,051,796 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,989,065. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 5.53 and a quick ratio of 5.29. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.46. York Space Systems Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $10.23 and a fifty-two week high of $44.54. The business has a 50-day moving average of $22.90.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($1.51) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $116.34 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that York Space Systems Inc. will post -0.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YSS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Friday, May 15th. They issued a "sell (d)" rating on the stock. Truist Financial upgraded York Space Systems to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered York Space Systems from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of York Space Systems from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $33.00 target price on shares of York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, York Space Systems presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.90.

Institutional Trading of York Space Systems

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YSS. 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 worth $473,016,000 after purchasing an additional 200,250 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of York Space Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,162,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of York Space Systems by 66.6% during the 2nd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 19,019 shares of the company's stock worth $468,000 after buying an additional 7,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new position in York Space Systems during the second quarter worth about $53,000.

York Space Systems Company Profile

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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