York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Trading 7.8% Higher – Here’s Why

Shares of York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) were up 7.8% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $20.47 and last traded at $20.6290. 150,959 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 92% from the average session volume of 1,971,479 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.13.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YSS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on York Space Systems from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on York Space Systems in a research report on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $32.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on York Space Systems from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. 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, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.90.

York Space Systems Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $2.51 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.03. The business’s 50-day moving average is $27.77.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last issued its 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 business had revenue of $116.34 million during 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.