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

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $10.23 and last traded at $10.49, with a volume of 3051796 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.41.

Specifically, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 200,170 shares of the 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 sale, the insider owned 16,517,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $181,523,093.85. This represents a 1.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 201,504 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $193,920,506. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on YSS. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of York Space Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Truist Financial raised shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup boosted their price objective 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. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings assumed coverage on York Space Systems in a research note on Friday, May 15th. They issued a “sell (d)” rating for the company. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.90.

York Space Systems Stock Up 4.8%

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 company has a market cap of $1.44 billion and a PE ratio of -39.68. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $21.70.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last posted its earnings results 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 during the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that York Space Systems Inc. will post -0.98 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YSS. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new stake in York Space Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of York Space Systems during the second quarter worth $1,162,000. Deutsche Bank AG boosted 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 purchasing an additional 7,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 during the period.

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.