York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Reaches New 12-Month Low After Insider Selling

by · The Markets Daily

Shares of York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $10.23 and last traded at $10.49, with a volume of 3051796 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.41.

Specifically, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.99, for a total transaction of $2,199,868.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 16,517,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $181,523,093.85. The trade was a 1.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of the company’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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 16,717,285 shares in the company, valued at $193,920,506. This represents a 1.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on YSS shares. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on York Space Systems in a report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Raymond James Financial lowered York Space Systems from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised 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. Finally, Truist Financial upgraded shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.90.

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York Space Systems Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $1.37 billion and a PE ratio of -37.81. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.09.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS – Get Free Report) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $116.34 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts predict that York Space Systems Inc. will post -0.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of York Space Systems

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

About York Space Systems

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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.

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