York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Reaches New 52-Week Low After Insider Selling

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $13.62 and last traded at $13.79, with a volume of 336123 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.31.

Specifically, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 13,754 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.03, for a total transaction of $206,722.62. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 17,593,393 shares in the company, valued at $264,428,696.79. The trade was a 0.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 35,574 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total transaction of $538,590.36. Following the sale, the insider owned 17,607,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $266,572,205.58. This trade represents a 0.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In other York Space Systems news, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 140,823 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.18, for a total value of $2,137,693.14. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 17,642,721 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,816,504.78. This trade represents a 0.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Raymond James Financial downgraded York Space Systems from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup lifted their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of York Space Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.90.

York Space Systems Price Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average of $24.19. The firm has a market cap of $1.79 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.43.

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

York Space Systems Company Profile

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.