York Space Systems Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:YSS)

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) saw unusually large options trading on Thursday. Investors acquired 6,024 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 112% compared to the average daily volume of 2,835 put options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Truist Financial raised shares of York Space Systems to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of York Space Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 price target on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, York Space Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.90.

York Space Systems Price Performance

YSS traded down $1.34 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $17.93. 423,408 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,959,924. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $27.77. The firm has a market cap of $2.33 billion and a PE ratio of -63.82. York Space Systems has a 52-week low of $16.93 and a 52-week high of $44.54.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $116.34 million for the quarter.

About York Space Systems

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.