York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Sets New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS)’s stock price 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 traded. The stock had previously closed at $9.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of York Space Systems from $35.00 to $17.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Raymond James Financial downgraded York Space Systems from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $13.50 price objective (down from $36.00) on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $14.00 price target on York Space Systems in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.41.

York Space Systems Trading Down 3.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion and a PE ratio of -14.91. The company has a quick ratio of 5.05, a current ratio of 5.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $16.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.20.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $92.55 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts expect that York Space Systems Inc. will post -1.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total transaction of $2,337,446.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 16,717,285 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $193,920,506. This trade represents a 1.19% 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 655,215 shares of company stock worth $8,390,822 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. California State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in York Space Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at about $152,000. Denver PWM LLC acquired a new stake in shares of York Space Systems during the 2nd quarter worth about $164,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $350,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in York Space Systems by 66.6% during the 2nd 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.

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.