York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

Shares of York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $8.61 and last traded at $8.7210, with a volume of 237600 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $9.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on York Space Systems from $33.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $14.00 price target on York Space Systems in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Raymond James Financial cut shares of York Space Systems from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on York Space Systems from $35.00 to $17.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of York Space Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.41.

York Space Systems Trading Down 3.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 5.34 and a quick ratio of 5.05. The business has a fifty day moving average of $16.52 and a 200-day moving average of $24.20.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 for the quarter. On average, equities analysts anticipate that York Space Systems Inc. will post -1.73 earnings per share 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 shares were sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total value of $2,337,446.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 16,717,285 shares in the company, valued at approximately $193,920,506. This trade represents a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 655,215 shares of company stock worth $8,390,822.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new position in shares of York Space Systems in the 2nd quarter worth $53,000. California State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of York Space Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $152,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in shares of York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $350,000. Denver PWM LLC bought a new position in shares of York Space Systems during the second quarter worth about $164,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its position 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 worth $468,000 after buying an additional 7,603 shares during the period.

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.