York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Trading Down 7.5% – Time to Sell?

Shares of York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) were down 7.5% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $9.36 and last traded at $9.42. 797,706 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 62% from the average session volume of 2,105,993 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.18.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YSS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial cut shares of York Space Systems from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $16.00 price objective on York Space Systems in a research note on Monday. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $13.50 price objective (down from $36.00) on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.75.

York Space Systems Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $1.28 billion and a PE ratio of -15.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 5.29 and a current ratio of 5.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $19.06.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 16,717,285 shares in the company, valued at approximately $193,920,506. This represents a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 655,215 shares of company stock valued at $8,390,822 in the last ninety days.

Institutional Trading of York Space Systems

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YSS. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of York Space Systems during the 2nd quarter worth about $53,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in York Space Systems by 66.6% in the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 19,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 7,603 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $350,000. Denver PWM LLC acquired a new position in York Space Systems during the second quarter worth approximately $164,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its position in 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 worth $1,126,000 after purchasing an additional 33,707 shares during the last quarter.

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.