York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Shares Gap Up – Here’s Why

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $29.03, but opened at $31.62. York Space Systems shares last traded at $33.39, with a volume of 555,811 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Raymond James Financial set a $45.00 price objective on York Space Systems in a report on Friday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on York Space Systems from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on York Space Systems from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings assumed coverage on York Space Systems in a report on Friday, May 15th. They issued a “sell (d)” rating for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.20.

York Space Systems Price Performance

The firm’s fifty day moving average is $28.99.

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 firm 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.