York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Major Shareholder Sells 201,504 Shares of Stock

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total value of $2,337,446.40. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,717,285 shares in the company, valued at $193,920,506. This represents a 1.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Major shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Blackrock Portfolio Management also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 7th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.99, for a total value of $2,199,868.30.
• On Monday, August 3rd, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 13,754 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.03, for a total transaction of $206,722.62.
• On Friday, July 31st, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 35,574 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total transaction of $538,590.36.
• On Thursday, July 30th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 140,823 shares of York Space Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.18, for a total transaction of $2,137,693.14.
• On Wednesday, July 29th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 63,390 shares of York Space Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.31, for a total transaction of $970,500.90.

York Space Systems Stock Down 8.1%

Shares of NYSE YSS traded down $0.92 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $10.49. The company had a trading volume of 3,051,796 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,989,065. The firm has a market cap of $1.36 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.46. York Space Systems Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.23 and a twelve month high of $44.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 5.53 and a quick ratio of 5.29.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($1.51) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $116.34 million for the quarter. On average, equities analysts forecast that York Space Systems Inc. will post -0.98 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YSS. BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in shares of York Space Systems by 1.1% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 19,212,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,016,000 after buying an additional 200,250 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,162,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of York Space Systems by 66.6% during the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 19,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after buying an additional 7,603 shares during the period. Finally, Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of York Space Systems during the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on YSS. Raymond James Financial downgraded York Space Systems from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 target price on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on York Space Systems in a report on Monday, July 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $32.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on York Space Systems from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings assumed coverage on York Space Systems in a research note on Friday, May 15th. They set a “sell (d)” rating for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.90.

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.