York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) Major Shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management Sells 35,574 Shares of Stock

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) major shareholder Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 35,574 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.14, for a total value of $538,590.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 17,607,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $266,572,205.58. This trade represents a 0.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Blackrock Portfolio Management also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 3rd, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 13,754 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.03, for a total value of $206,722.62.
• On Thursday, July 30th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 140,823 shares of York Space Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.18, for a total transaction of $2,137,693.14.
• On Wednesday, July 29th, Blackrock Portfolio Management sold 63,390 shares of York Space Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.31, for a total transaction of $970,500.90.

York Space Systems Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of YSS stock opened at $15.22 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $24.19. York Space Systems Inc. has a one year low of $13.88 and a one year high of $44.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion and a PE ratio of -54.35.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last released 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 for the quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on YSS shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered York Space Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings assumed coverage on York Space Systems in a research note on Friday, May 15th. They issued a “sell (d)” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 price objective for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of York Space Systems from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.90.

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.