York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Trading 8.2% Higher – Here’s Why

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS)’s stock price was up 8.2% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $36.30 and last traded at $35.8910. Approximately 1,095,639 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 47% from the average daily volume of 2,085,952 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.18.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on YSS. Weiss Ratings began coverage on York Space Systems in a research report on Friday, May 15th. They issued a “sell (d)” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Zacks Research upgraded York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $37.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.20.

York Space Systems Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $29.83.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($1.51) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $116.34 million during the 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.