Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Tustin, United States | NYSE
2.43 USD
-0.15
(-5.814%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.46 +0.03 (1.214%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is effectively zero due to a catastrophic multi-year decline where the stock has lost nearly 98% of its value over eight years, with four consecutive years of negative returns. The business is burning cash, generating negative operating margins, and showing no signs of profitability, making it a classic value trap despite the 'space' theme. While the short-term chart shows some stabilization near the $3.00 level, the fundamental reality remains dire. The options activity reveals a speculative frenzy, with traders buying deep out-of-the-money calls hoping for a SpaceX-style catalyst to drive the price to $5 or $10, while simultaneously hedging with deep puts. This disconnect between the desperate hope for a moonshot and the crushing reality of the balance sheet suggests the stock is currently priced for a binary event that may never happen. For a traditional investor, this is a firm avoid; the risk of permanent capital loss outweighs any potential for a speculative rebound. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.159158 |
| AutoETS | 0.185621 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.185729 |
| AutoTheta | 0.328208 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 1.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.018 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.76 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 66.984 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.013 |
| Market Cap | 368,378,048 |
| Forward P/E | -2.78 |
| Beta | 2.87 |
| Website | https://www.virgingalactic.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes like $4.00 and $5.00, suggesting bets on a massive gap-up event, while Put Open Interest is concentrated near the money ($3.00) and deep OTM ($11.00), indicating a hedge against further decline or a bet on a crash. The massive IV spikes on deep OTM strikes for both sides confirm that the market is pricing in binary, high-amplitude moves rather than a steady trend.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4130435 |
| Address1 | 1,700 Flight Way |
| All Time High | 1,256.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.13 |
| Ask | 2.44 |
| Ask Size | 47,900 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.7 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 5,807,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,719,446 |
| Average Volume | 6,719,446 |
| Average Volume10Days | 5,807,640 |
| Beta | 2.866 |
| Bid | 2.43 |
| Bid Size | 32,600 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 2.804 |
| City | Tustin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.43 |
| Current Ratio | 1.624 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 2.6 |
| Day Low | 2.43 |
| Debt To Equity | 66.984 |
| Display Name | Virgin Galactic |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,568,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,568,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,859,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,859,200 |
| Ebitda | -244,380,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.549 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 364.796 |
| Enterprise Value | 378,658,048 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.32 |
| Eps Forward | -0.87333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.19 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.0168 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.58679986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1945107 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -41.30435 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.4699993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.72696626 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.29999995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.14084505 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.13 - 8.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,506,691,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 150,866,727 |
| Forward Eps | -0.87333 |
| Forward P E | -2.7824535 |
| Free Cashflow | -295,968,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 694 |
| Fullday Change | -0.12049985 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.670537 |
| Fullday Price | 2.43 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -94,521,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00392 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.3635 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 151,595,903 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,718,582,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:20 |
| Long Business Summary | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., an aerospace and space travel company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and operation of spaceships and related technologies. It engages in the design and development, manufacturing, ground and flight testing, spaceflight operation, and post-flight maintenance of spaceflight systems for private individuals, researchers, and government agencies. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Tustin, California. |
| Long Name | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 368,378,048 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_25116311 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -247,744,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 472,979,217 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 2.59 |
| Operating Cashflow | -212,451,008 |
| Operating Margins | -484.52237 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Phone | 949 774 7640 |
| Post Market Change | 0.029500008 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.213992 |
| Post Market Price | 2.4595 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,195,156 |
| Previous Close | 2.58 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.0474138 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.86661917 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 354.89215 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.327 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.71429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.81395 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.6 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.43 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.43 - 2.6 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.58 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.43 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,375,215 |
| Return On Assets | -0.18976 |
| Return On Equity | -0.75132006 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.67 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.013 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 151,595,903 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.24299999 |
| Shares Short | 36,835,528 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 36,072,578 |
| Short Name | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2432 |
| Short Ratio | 6.4 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | SPCE |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.51 |
| Target Median Price | 3.05 |
| Total Cash | 255,054,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.682 |
| Total Debt | 265,334,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,038,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.19 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.9536 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.52359986 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17727515 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,375,215 |
| Website | https://www.virgingalactic.com |
| Zip | 92,782 |