Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Tustin, United States | NYSE
2.94 USD
-0.06
(-2.000%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.92 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:24 a.m. EDT
Virgin Galactic is a textbook value trap with no path to profitability in sight. The company is hemorrhaging cash, with negative free cash flow and operating margins that are mathematically impossible to sustain without constant capital infusion. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating rapidly; revenue has collapsed by nearly 70% year-over-year, and the stock has lost over 98% of its value over the last seven years. While the recent news of institutional buying and retail interest suggests a speculative frenzy, this is driven by the hype of a potential SpaceX IPO spillover, not by any improvement in Virgin Galactic's actual operations. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt nearly matching cash reserves, leaving little room for error. The options market reflects this uncertainty perfectly, with traders betting on a binary outcome—either a miraculous turnaround or total obliquity—rather than a rational investment thesis. For a serious investor, this is a clear avoid. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.097829 |
| AutoTheta | 0.121935 |
| AutoETS | 0.122660 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.122667 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 8.49 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.526 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.81 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 66.984 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.013 |
| Market Cap | 445,691,968 |
| Forward P/E | -4.74 |
| Beta | 2.79 |
| Website | https://www.virgingalactic.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a specific directional outcome. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes ($4.00-$9.00), suggesting a speculative bet on a massive upside event or a 'lottery ticket' trade. Conversely, Put Open Interest is concentrated deep in-the-money ($1.00-$2.50), indicating a hedge against a catastrophic collapse or a floor being tested. The massive implied volatility spikes on deep strikes confirm that the market prices in a binary, high-risk scenario where the stock could either go to zero or skyrocket, rather than a steady trend.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.04854369 |
| Address1 | 1,700 Flight Way |
| All Time High | 1,256.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.13 |
| Ask | 2.94 |
| Ask Size | 21,800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 5,530,690 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 26,110,188 |
| Average Volume | 26,110,188 |
| Average Volume10Days | 5,530,690 |
| Beta | 2.792 |
| Bid | 2.93 |
| Bid Size | 24,200 |
| Book Value | 2.804 |
| City | Tustin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.94 |
| Current Ratio | 1.624 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.015 |
| Day Low | 2.89 |
| Debt To Equity | 66.984 |
| Display Name | Virgin Galactic |
| 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 | -1.866 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 439.279 |
| Enterprise Value | 455,971,968 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.32 |
| Eps Forward | -0.62 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.91 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.847 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.09300017 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.032666028 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.854369 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.9599996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6696629 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.80999994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.38028166 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.13 - 8.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,506,691,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 150,868,243 |
| Forward Eps | -0.62 |
| Forward P E | -4.7419357 |
| Free Cashflow | -295,968,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 694 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0599999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.0 |
| Fullday Price | 2.92 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -94,521,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00391 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.37770998 |
| 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 | 445,691,968 |
| 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 | 454,787,709 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 2.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | -212,451,008 |
| Operating Margins | -484.52237 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 949 774 7640 |
| Post Market Change | -0.01999998 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.68027145 |
| Post Market Price | 2.92 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,367 |
| Previous Close | 3.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.2672415 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.0485022 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 429.3757 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.327 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0599999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.015 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.89 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.89 - 3.015 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.94 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,719,192 |
| Return On Assets | -0.18976 |
| Return On Equity | -0.75132006 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.67 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.013 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 151,595,903 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.2568 |
| Shares Short | 38,922,336 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 40,070,660 |
| Short Name | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.257 |
| Short Ratio | 3.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | SPCE |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.56 |
| Target Median Price | 3.3 |
| 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 | -2.91 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.0584 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.11839986 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.03871301 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,719,192 |
| Website | https://www.virgingalactic.com |
| Zip | 92,782 |