BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BlackSky Technology, Inc. operates Earth observation and geospatial intelligence services through a constellation of small satellites and an analytics platform. The company collects and processes high-revisit satellite imagery, enabling near-real-time monitoring of global events and locations. Clients across government, defense and commercial sectors leverage BlackSky’s imagery and data to support decision-making in areas such as supply chain monitoring, humanitarian aid, infrastructure management and security operations.

Founded in 2014 as part of Spaceflight Industries, BlackSky has grown its satellite constellation and analytics capabilities to deliver satellite imagery with high revisit rates and rapid tasking. The company’s technology integrates raw imagery with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to provide change detection, event alerting and trend analysis. BlackSky also offers a user-friendly web-based platform, Spectra, which enables clients to visualize and query satellite data alongside other geospatial information sources.

Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, BlackSky serves customers around the world, including governmental agencies, international organizations and private enterprises. Under the leadership of founder and CEO Brian E. O’Toole, the company has expanded its global coverage and partnerships to enhance its imaging capabilities and analytics ecosystem. BlackSky continues to advance its small satellite deployments and data services to meet the growing demand for timely and actionable geospatial insights.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.46 to $39.40
• 50-Day Range: $18.89 to $40.62
• 52-Week Range: $8.62 to $42.75
• Volume: 541,151 shs
• Average Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $27.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BlackSky Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BlackSky Technology scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 301 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BlackSky Technology has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

BlackSky Technology has a consensus price target of $27.40, representing about 23.9% downside from its current price of $35.99.

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 ($1.33) to ($0.86) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BlackSky Technology is -16.74, 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 -16.74, 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 13.63. 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

19.69% 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 2.75, 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 3.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

BlackSky Technology has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for BlackSky Technology this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

52 people have searched for BKSY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added BlackSky Technology to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 91% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 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

3.80% of the stock of BlackSky Technology is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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 $18.74 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BKSY stock has increased by 92.0% and is now trading at $35.9880.

How were BlackSky Technology's earnings last quarter?

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE:BKSY) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 26th. The company reported ($0.19) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.25) by $0.06. The firm earned $35.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.13 million. BlackSky Technology had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 53.94% and a negative net margin of 65.93%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did BlackSky Technology's stock split?

BlackSky Technology shares reverse split 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 closing bell 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.

Who are BlackSky Technology's major shareholders?

BlackSky Technology's top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (5.17%), Wasatch Advisors LP (0.77%), Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC (0.46%) and Griffin Asset Management Inc. (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian E O'toole, Henry Edward Dubois, Christiana L Lin, David Didomenico and Tracy Ward.
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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), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BlackSky Technology: $27.40
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -28.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.15)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$70.26 million
• Net Margins: -65.93%
• Pretax Margin: -65.81%
• Return on Equity: -53.94%
• Return on Assets: -14.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.04
• Current Ratio: 3.48
• Quick Ratio: 3.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $106.58 million
• Price / Sales: 13.37
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.64 per share
• Price / Book: 14.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,109,000
• Free Float: 35,699,000
• Market Cap: $1.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.44