Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.83 to $4.08
• 50-Day Range: $2.95 to $4.32
• 52-Week Range: $2.18 to $8.19
• Volume: 3.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $233.53 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Virgin Galactic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virgin Galactic scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 57 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Virgin Galactic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Virgin Galactic has a consensus price target of $4.75, representing about 22.9% upside from its current price of $3.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Virgin Galactic has received no research coverage 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 ($16.05) to ($10.01) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Virgin Galactic is -0.43, 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 -0.43, 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 0.40. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.00% 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 3.1, 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 5.60%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.00% 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 3.1, 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 5.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Virgin Galactic has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Virgin Galactic this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for SPCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 483% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

22 people have added Virgin Galactic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

Only 0.27% 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.

SPCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SPCE shares performed this year?

Virgin Galactic's stock was trading at $5.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SPCE shares have decreased by 34.3% and is now trading at $3.8650.

How were Virgin Galactic's earnings last quarter?

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported ($1.47) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($2.12) by $0.65. The company earned $0.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $0.45 million. Virgin Galactic had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 98.94% and a negative net margin of 17,828.03%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Virgin Galactic's stock split?

Shares of Virgin Galactic reverse split on 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 market closes 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.

How do I buy shares of Virgin Galactic?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Virgin Galactic own?

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: 8/06/2025
• Today: 10/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: AEROSP/DEFENSE
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SPCE
• CIK: 1706946
• Web: www.virgingalactic.com
• Phone: 949-774-7640
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Virgin Galactic: $4.75
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($9.04)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$346.74 million
• Net Margins: -17,828.03%
• Pretax Margin: -17,829.74%
• Return on Equity: -98.94%
• Return on Assets: -32.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.60
• Current Ratio: 3.38
• Quick Ratio: 3.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.04 million
• Price / Sales: 32.27
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $9.77 per share
• Price / Book: 0.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,590,000
• Free Float: 57,436,000
• Market Cap: $227.19 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.26