BlackSky Technology Inc. (BKSY)Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Herndon, United States | NYSE
23.70 USD
-1.06
(-4.281%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 23.40 -0.30 (-0.300%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT
BlackSky presents a classic high-risk, high-reward dichotomy where a powerful narrative clashes with deteriorating financial reality. The long-term outlook remains neutral because the company is trapped in a multi-year structural decline; despite a massive 81% rebound last year, the asset has lost nearly 78% of its value over the last five years, and the market is currently pricing in continued struggles with profitability and cash flow. While the recent price action shows a tentative recovery, the lack of consistent earnings growth and negative free cash flow prevents a confident 'buy' rating for the long term. However, the short-term setup is compelling for a tactical trade. The stock has been volatile but is showing signs of stabilization near its moving averages, and the options market is screaming for movement. Speculators are buying deep out-of-the-money calls, betting on a catalyst like the mentioned defense contracts to drive a parabolic move. This creates a favorable environment for a momentum play, but investors must recognize they are buying a story, not a profitable business yet. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.457595 |
| AutoETS | 0.457608 |
| MSTL | 0.479551 |
| AutoTheta | 0.507006 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 4.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.093 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 104.632 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.992 |
| Market Cap | 969,918,912 |
| Forward P/E | -65.83 |
| Beta | 2.62 |
| Profit Margins | -61.24% |
| Previous Name | Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. |
| Website | https://blacksky.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (40.0), suggesting a speculative bet on a sharp rally, while put open interest clusters deep in-the-money (15.0, 17.5), indicating a hedge against a severe crash. This 'straddle' style positioning reflects uncertainty about whether the company can capitalize on its defense contract wins without facing further operational or financial headwinds.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.4513482 |
| Address1 | 2,411 Dulles Corner Park |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 139.76 |
| All Time Low | 3.86 |
| Ask | 24.04 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 790,440 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,503,924 |
| Average Volume | 1,503,924 |
| Average Volume10Days | 790,440 |
| Beta | 2.623 |
| Bid | 23.59 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 5.207 |
| City | Herndon |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 23.7 |
| Current Ratio | 5.835 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 24.435 |
| Day Low | 23.44 |
| Debt To Equity | 104.632 |
| Display Name | BlackSky Technology |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | -16,745,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.15373 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -57.156 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.787 |
| Enterprise Value | 957,069,824 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.095 |
| Eps Forward | -0.36 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.66 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 25.9684 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.2683983 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08735226 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 45.13482 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 52.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -29.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.55181545 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.290001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9097503 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.41 - 52.88 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,576,852,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 35,401,629 |
| Forward Eps | -0.36 |
| Forward P E | -65.833336 |
| Free Cashflow | -71,450,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 321 |
| Fullday Change | -1.06 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.2811 |
| Fullday Price | 23.4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69852996 |
| Gross Profits | 76,085,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08269 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80073 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 40,924,846 |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Key | specialty-business-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,725,840,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:8 |
| Long Business Summary | BlackSky Technology Inc. operates as a space-based technology company in the United States and internationally. The company offers space-based intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI) services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs consisting of cloud computing and hosting services, direct materials to build and test specific components, and internal labor for service solutions that enhance customer adoption and operational integration of the company's technology. It also provides BlackSky Spectra, an AI-enabled software platform that processes a range of observations by integrating data from the company's proprietary satellite constellation and from other third-party sensors, such as synthetic aperture radar and radio frequency satellites, GPS-enabled terrestrial data sources, and Internet of Things-connected devices. In addition, the company offers a range of services related to object, change and anomaly detection, site monitoring, and enhanced analytics, which help detect key pattern of life changes in critical locations, including ports, airports, and construction sites; retail activity; commodities stockpiles; and other sites that contain critical commodities and supply chain inventory. Further, it develops and delivers customized advanced satellites and payload systems. The company's products and services are used in national security, supply chain resilience, economic intelligence, and other critical decision-making requirements. It serves the United States federal government and its agencies; international governments, agencies, and organizations; and the commercial and industrial infrastructure markets, including energy and utilities, insurance, commodities, mining, manufacturing, logistics, supply chain management, agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster and risk management, engineering and construction, retail, and consumer behavior. BlackSky Technology Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. |
| Long Name | BlackSky Technology Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 969,918,912 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_336308405 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | -66,705,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,013,299,186 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 24.44 |
| Operating Cashflow | -54,157,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.23358 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 703 935 1930 |
| Post Market Change | -0.30000114 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.2658275 |
| Post Market Price | 23.4 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,258 |
| Prev Name | Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. |
| Previous Close | 24.76 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -21.643835 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.5515656 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.904711 |
| Profit Margins | -0.61241 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.428 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.06 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.2811 |
| Regular Market Day High | 24.435 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 23.44 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 23.44 - 24.435 |
| Regular Market Open | 24.44 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 24.76 |
| Regular Market Price | 23.7 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 725,537 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07533 |
| Return On Equity | -0.44755 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.501 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.992 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 40,924,846 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.17459999 |
| Shares Short | 7,145,393 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,782,496 |
| Short Name | BlackSky Technology Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.18020001 |
| Short Ratio | 6.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | BKSY |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 33.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 38.42375 |
| Target Median Price | 36.0 |
| Total Cash | 234,180,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.722 |
| Total Debt | 221,331,008 |
| Total Revenue | 108,922,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.66 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 26.8995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.1994991 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1189427 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 725,537 |
| Website | https://blacksky.com |
| Zip | 20,171 |