York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Trading Down 8.5% – Time to Sell?

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS)’s share price dropped 8.5% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $28.50 and last traded at $27.7250. 410,874 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 80% from the average daily volume of 2,073,613 shares. The stock had previously closed at $30.30.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on YSS shares. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on York Space Systems in a report on Monday, February 23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target for the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price target on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research raised shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of York Space Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, June 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.20.

York Space Systems Stock Down 1.6%

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.04.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $116.34 million during 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.