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Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$3.24 +0.14 (+4.52%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Virgin Galactic Stock (NYSE:SPCE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$3.07
$3.24
50-Day Range
$2.42
$7.49
52-Week Range
$2.13
$8.90
Volume
7.77 million shs
Average Volume
16.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$326.20 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$3.43
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) is a commercial spaceflight company developing and operating spacecraft for private individuals and research customers. The firm’s primary business is suborbital human spaceflight, offering passengers a brief trip to the edge of space aboard its reusable spaceplane. In parallel, the company is building out infrastructure and support services for suborbital payload deployments and microgravity research missions.

The core flight system consists of a carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo, which lifts the spaceplane SpaceShipTwo to high altitude before release. Once deployed, SpaceShipTwo ignites its hybrid rocket motor to carry passengers and experiments to altitudes above 50 miles, where they experience several minutes of weightlessness before gliding back to a conventional runway landing. Facilities include engineering and manufacturing sites in Mojave, California, and a dedicated launch complex and mission control center at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

Virgin Galactic was founded in 2004 by Sir Richard Branson as part of the Virgin Group and has since completed multiple test flights, achieving its first suborbital milestone in late 2018. The company went public in 2019 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company and now trades under the symbol SPCE. Leadership is led by CEO Michael Colglazier and overseen by a board chaired by investor Chamath Palihapitiya. With a globally dispersed customer base, Virgin Galactic continues to pre-sell tickets for tourism flights and develop research partnerships to expand access to space.

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Virgin Galactic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

SPCE MarketRank™: 

Virgin Galactic scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 450th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Virgin Galactic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Virgin Galactic is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Virgin Galactic has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Virgin Galactic's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Virgin Galactic are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.59) to ($1.20) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Virgin Galactic is -0.72, 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 Virgin Galactic is -0.72, 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

    Virgin Galactic has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Virgin Galactic's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    40.16% of the float of Virgin Galactic has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Virgin Galactic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.02, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Virgin Galactic has recently decreased by 4.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Virgin Galactic does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Virgin Galactic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Virgin Galactic has a news sentiment score of 0.00. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Virgin Galactic this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 24 people have searched for SPCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 11 people have added Virgin Galactic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $49,800.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0158% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Virgin Galactic insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $49,800.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.90% of the stock of Virgin Galactic is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    46.62% of the stock of Virgin Galactic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Virgin Galactic's insider trading history.
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SPCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Virgin Galactic's stock was trading at $3.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SPCE shares have decreased by 2.3% and is now trading at $3.1350.

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported ($0.81) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.86) by $0.05. The company earned $0.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.20 million. Virgin Galactic had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 103.89% and a negative net margin of 19,781.30%.
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Virgin Galactic shares reverse split on the morning of Monday, June 17th 2024.The 1-20 reverse split was announced on Wednesday, June 12th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, June 14th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 5 shares after the split.

Virgin Galactic's top institutional shareholders include Focus Financial Network Inc. (2.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.23%) and Vista Investment Partners LLC (0.01%).
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of SPCE 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Virgin Galactic investors own include Zomedica (ZOM), Jumia Technologies (JMIA), Nano Dimension (NNDM), NIO (NIO), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Bakkt (BKKT) and Phunware (PHUN).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/14/2026
Today
8/10/2026
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
8/12/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Sub-Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Current Symbol
NYSE:SPCE
CIK
1706946
Fax
N/A
Employees
800
Year Founded
2007

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$5.00
Low Price Target
$2.30
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($4.35)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$278.91 million
Net Margins
-19,781.30%
Pretax Margin
-19,778.70%
Return on Equity
-103.89%
Return on Assets
-31.02%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.91
Current Ratio
1.00
Quick Ratio
1.00

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.54 million
Price / Sales
211.82
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$3.75 per share
Price / Book
0.86

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
100,680,000
Free Float
99,777,000
Market Cap
$326.20 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.77

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This page (NYSE:SPCE) was last updated on 8/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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