BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BlackSky Technology Inc. operates as a real-time geospatial intelligence provider, delivering high-frequency satellite imagery and analytics to government and commercial clients. The company’s core offering combines a growing constellation of small satellites with advanced data processing and artificial intelligence capabilities to monitor changes on Earth’s surface. By integrating both electro-optical imagery and proprietary analytics tools, BlackSky enables timely decision making across national security, infrastructure monitoring and critical event response.

Founded in 2013 as part of Spaceflight Industries and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, BlackSky became an independent publicly traded company in 2021. Since its inception, the company has steadily expanded its satellite network, enhancing both revisit rates and image resolution. BlackSky’s platform architecture is designed to ingest and process terabytes of imagery daily, ensuring that users have near-real-time visibility into developments ranging from natural disasters to geopolitical hotspots.

BlackSky’s flagship product suite, built on the Spectra geospatial intelligence platform, offers on-demand tasking, automated change detection and real-time alerts via application programming interfaces. Clients in defense and intelligence agencies rely on these services for situational awareness and operational planning, while commercial customers in logistics, energy and agriculture use the data for supply chain optimization and asset management. The company’s cloud-native framework streamlines data delivery, enabling integration with existing analysis workflows and third-party tools.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Brian O’Toole and Chief Technology Officer Jonathan Citron, BlackSky continues to pursue strategic partnerships and government contracts to broaden its global footprint. With facilities in North America and Europe, the company maintains collaborative relationships with national space agencies and defense organizations. Ongoing expansion of its satellite constellation and enhancements to its AI-driven analytics reinforce BlackSky’s commitment to delivering timely, actionable geospatial intelligence worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.19 to $28.85
• 50-Day Range: $10.74 to $25.93
• 52-Week Range: $3.86 to $28.82
• Volume: 1.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $899.80 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $24.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

BlackSky Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BlackSky Technology scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 280th out of 312 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

BlackSky Technology has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BlackSky Technology has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BlackSky Technology are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.28) to ($1.16) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BlackSky Technology is -10.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BlackSky Technology is -10.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BlackSky Technology has a P/B Ratio of 9.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.96% of the float of BlackSky Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BlackSky Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BlackSky Technology has recently increased by 39.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

BlackSky Technology does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

BlackSky Technology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.96% of the float of BlackSky Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BlackSky Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BlackSky Technology has recently increased by 39.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

BlackSky Technology has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for BlackSky Technology this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

44 people have searched for BKSY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 159% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

30 people have added BlackSky Technology to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 329% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BlackSky Technology insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.50% of the stock of BlackSky Technology is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 27.15% of the stock of BlackSky Technology is held by institutions.

BKSY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BKSY shares performed this year?

BlackSky Technology's stock was trading at $10.79 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BKSY stock has increased by 159.0% and is now trading at $27.9450.

How were BlackSky Technology's earnings last quarter?

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE:BKSY) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported ($0.42) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.47) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $29.54 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $27.20 million. BlackSky Technology had a negative net margin of 50.30% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.63%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did BlackSky Technology's stock split?

BlackSky Technology's stock reverse split before market open on Monday, September 9th 2024.The 1-8 reverse split was announced on Wednesday, September 4th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, September 6th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 13 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of BlackSky Technology?

Shares of BKSY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of BlackSky Technology own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BlackSky Technology investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BKSY
• CIK: 1753539
• Web: www.osprey-technology.com
• Phone: 571-267-1571
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 210
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BlackSky Technology: $24.33
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.57)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.22 million
• Net Margins: -50.30%
• Pretax Margin: -50.18%
• Return on Equity: -45.63%
• Return on Assets: -16.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.26
• Current Ratio: 3.79
• Quick Ratio: 3.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $107.40 million
• Price / Sales: 7.64
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.05 per share
• Price / Book: 8.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,652,000
• Free Float: 30,228,000
• Market Cap: $820.70 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.07