York Space Systems Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:YSS)

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Investors acquired 8,497 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 318% compared to the typical volume of 2,034 put options.

York Space Systems Trading Down 16.8%

York Space Systems stock traded down $4.86 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $24.08. 3,810,344 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,105,577. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $28.28. York Space Systems has a 52-week low of $16.93 and a 52-week high of $44.54.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last released its 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 for the quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on YSS. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on shares of York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial raised shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.40.

About York Space Systems

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.