Piper Sandler Has Lowered Expectations for York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Stock Price

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) had its target price cut by stock analysts at Piper Sandler from $8.00 to $7.00 in a research report issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 6.51% from the company’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on YSS. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of York Space Systems from $32.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on York Space Systems from $18.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered York Space Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Guggenheim started coverage on York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, September 14th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays began coverage on York Space Systems in a report on Friday, October 9th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $11.00 price objective for the company. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, York Space Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.42.

York Space Systems Trading Down 9.2%

Shares of YSS opened at $6.57 on Friday. York Space Systems has a twelve month low of $5.26 and a twelve month high of $44.54. The company has a market cap of $902.73 million and a P/E ratio of -11.14. The company has a current ratio of 5.34, a quick ratio of 5.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $7.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.56.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported ($5.99) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.23) by ($5.76). The company had revenue of $84.17 million for the quarter. As a group, analysts expect that York Space Systems will post -1.75 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 71 West Capital Partners purchased a new position in York Space Systems during the 3rd quarter worth $44,764,000. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of York Space Systems in the 2nd quarter worth $45,381,000. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of York Space Systems by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,702,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,675,000 after buying an additional 1,834,479 shares in the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan bought a new position in shares of York Space Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $8,497,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of York Space Systems by 234.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 370,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,120,000 after buying an additional 259,577 shares in the last quarter.

Key York Space Systems News

Here’s some of the latest news about YSS:

• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was $84.2 million, below the roughly $90 million FactSet estimate. York reported a loss of $5.99 per share, far worse than the consensus loss of $0.23; a $749.7 million goodwill write-off explains much of the unusually large EPS miss, but the revenue shortfall remains a concern. York Space Systems Q3 2026 earnings analysis
• Negative Sentiment: York’s 2026 revenue outlook of $380 million to $400 million brackets the $393.5 million consensus, but its $390 million midpoint is below expectations. The results and outlook add to investor concerns about near-term growth. York Space Systems reports third-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have lowered price targets, and Citigroup issued a pessimistic forecast, adding to the negative sentiment around YSS. Analysts cut York Space Systems targets

About York Space Systems

York Space Systems designs, manufactures and operates spacecraft and related systems. Its offerings include satellite platforms, spacecraft integration, mission operations and ground-system services for customers developing and operating satellite missions. The company’s product portfolio includes standardized spacecraft platforms designed to support a range of payloads and mission requirements. York serves government and commercial customers, including organizations involved in national security, civil space and communications missions.