York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Cut to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Wednesday morning.

YSS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Truist Financial upgraded York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price target on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Friday, May 15th. They issued a “sell (d)” rating on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 target price for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, York Space Systems has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.90.

York Space Systems Stock Up 4.9%

YSS stock opened at $11.42 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.79. The company has a current ratio of 5.53, a quick ratio of 5.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.90. York Space Systems has a 12-month low of $10.48 and a 12-month high of $44.54.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other York Space Systems news, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 13,754 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.03, for a total transaction of $206,722.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 17,593,393 shares in the company, valued at $264,428,696.79. This trade represents a 0.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 253,541 shares of company stock worth $3,853,507 over the last quarter.

Institutional Trading of York Space Systems

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in York Space Systems by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 19,212,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,016,000 after buying an additional 200,250 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of York Space Systems during the second quarter worth $1,162,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted 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 acquiring an additional 7,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new position in shares of York Space Systems in the second quarter worth $53,000.

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.