Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) is an aerospace company focused on commercial human spaceflight. Its business is centered on providing suborbital spaceflight experiences for private astronauts, as well as research and technology-development opportunities for scientists, institutions and other organizations.

The company’s spaceflight system uses a carrier aircraft to transport a spaceplane to high altitude before the spaceplane is released and ignites its rocket motor for a brief suborbital flight. Virgin Galactic has also developed related spacecraft, carrier aircraft and ground-support capabilities to support passenger and research missions.

Founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic conducted its first commercial spaceflight in 2023 after years of testing and development. The company has operated from Spaceport America in New Mexico and has served an international customer base, although its primary flight and operational infrastructure is located in the United States. Virgin Galactic continues working on next-generation spacecraft intended to support the expansion of its commercial spaceflight operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.23 to $3.38
• 50-Day Range: $2.47 to $3.33
• 52-Week Range: $2.13 to $8.90
• Volume: 5.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $503.92 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Virgin Galactic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virgin Galactic scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 539th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Virgin Galactic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 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 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Virgin Galactic are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.13) to ($0.81) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Virgin Galactic is -0.98, 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 -0.98, 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 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

24.01% 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 6.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Virgin Galactic has recently decreased by 7.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

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 and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Virgin Galactic has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for SPCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Virgin Galactic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Virgin Galactic insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SPCE
• CIK: 1706946
• Web: www.virgingalactic.com
• Phone: (575) 424-2100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 694
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Virgin Galactic: $3.33
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.38)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$278.91 million
• Net Margins: -23,867.44%
• Pretax Margin: -23,857.71%
• Return on Equity: -90.59%
• Return on Assets: -31.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 1.62
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.54 million
• Price / Sales: 327.22
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.75 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 151,600,000
• Free Float: 150,232,000
• Market Cap: $503.92 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.81