York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Shares Down 6.7% – Here’s Why

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) shares traded down 6.7% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $19.97 and last traded at $19.8340. 142,821 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 93% from the average session volume of 1,968,183 shares. The stock had previously closed at $21.26.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on YSS. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $32.00 price objective for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of York Space Systems in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of York Space Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday. Truist Financial upgraded shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price target on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, May 18th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.90.

York Space Systems Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $2.56 billion and a PE ratio of -70.41. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $28.12.

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