York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Hits New 12-Month Low - What's Next?

Key Points

• York Space Systems shares fell 7.3% to a new 52-week low of $9.40, well below the 50-day moving average of $20.61.
• Analyst sentiment has weakened, with an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.95; Canaccord sharply cut its target to $13.50 from $36.00, while Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock to “Sell.”
• The company reported a quarterly loss of $0.31 per share, missing estimates by $0.12, while insiders sold more than 655,000 shares worth approximately $8.4 million over the past three months.

Shares of York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $9.40 and last traded at $9.5610, with a volume of 879032 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.66.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on YSS shares. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "hold" rating and set a $13.50 price objective (down from $36.00) on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday. Truist Financial upgraded York Space Systems to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup lifted their price target on York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Raymond James Financial cut York Space Systems from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered York Space Systems from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, York Space Systems currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $24.95.

York Space Systems Trading Down 7.3%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $20.61. The firm has a market cap of $1.28 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 5.29 and a current ratio of 5.53.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $92.55 million for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that York Space Systems Inc. will post -0.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other York Space Systems news, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of York Space Systems stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total transaction of $2,337,446.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,717,285 shares in the company, valued at approximately $193,920,506. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders sold 655,215 shares of company stock worth $8,390,822.

Institutional Trading of York Space Systems

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YSS. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new position in York Space Systems in the second quarter worth about $53,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of York Space Systems during the second quarter valued at approximately $350,000. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of York Space Systems by 66.6% during the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 19,019 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,000 after acquiring an additional 7,603 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its position in shares of York Space Systems by 280.4% during the second quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 45,730 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 33,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in York Space Systems in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,162,000.

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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