York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Trading 8.1% Higher – Here’s Why

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) shot up 8.1% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $26.30 and last traded at $26.3720. Approximately 509,722 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 75% from the average session volume of 2,066,740 shares. The stock had previously closed at $24.39.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on YSS. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of York Space Systems from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price target on shares of York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on York Space Systems from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.20.

York Space Systems Stock Up 8.0%

The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.15.

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

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.