York Space Systems, Inc. (YSS)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Greenwood Village, United States | NYSE
6.10 USD
+0.15
(2.521%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT
York Space Systems presents a classic value trap scenario where the market has priced out the business entirely due to persistent losses. Despite a 'Buy' recommendation from analysts and a theoretical target price nearly double the current level, the company is burning cash with negative operating margins and no revenue growth history to speak of. The lack of a dividend and the severe disconnect between the current price and the 200-day moving average indicate that the market views this as a speculative gamble rather than an investment. The options data confirms this fear, with traders stacking heavy insurance (puts) at strikes far below the current price, signaling a belief that the stock could drop significantly further. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability or a concrete catalyst that changes the revenue trajectory, the risk-reward profile remains heavily skewed against the buyer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.161987 |
| AutoETS | 0.163495 |
| MSTL | 0.164929 |
| AutoTheta | 0.201199 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 1.00 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.048 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.80 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 10.157 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.729 |
| Market Cap | 837,881,344 |
| Forward P/E | -16.70 |
| Profit Margins | -50.06% |
| Website | https://www.yorkspacesystems.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30, 45, 50) relative to calls. While there is some volume in near-term calls, the overwhelming capital deployment is in put writing or buying far below current prices, suggesting a consensus view of continued volatility or further decline rather than an imminent rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.81850636 |
| Address1 | 6,060 S Willow Drive |
| All Time High | 44.54 |
| All Time Low | 5.65 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,331,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,043,087 |
| Average Volume | 3,043,087 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,331,810 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 800 |
| Book Value | 13.501 |
| City | Greenwood Village |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.1 |
| Current Ratio | 5.335 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 6.245 |
| Day Low | 5.645 |
| Debt To Equity | 10.157 |
| Display Name | York Space Systems |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,654,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,654,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | -113,571,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.28042 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -4.237 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.188 |
| Enterprise Value | 481,197,376 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.5799 |
| Eps Forward | -0.36534 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.9356 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.8356004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.31733742 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -81.85064 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 44.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -38.440002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8630445 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.645 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.45499992 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08060229 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.645 - 44.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,769,697,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,628,420 |
| Forward Eps | -0.36534 |
| Forward P E | -16.696775 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 710 |
| Fullday Change | -0.049900055 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.8180337 |
| Fullday Price | 6.0501 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21150999 |
| Gross Profits | 85,662,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.091280006 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.49644002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 137,357,605 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | York Space Systems, Inc. operates as a space and defense prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions for national security, government and commercial customers in the United States. It provides space and defense primes with proprietary hardware and software capabilities designed to address customers' requirements across the elements of the space ecosystem throughout the mission lifecycle. The company also engages in the design, production, integration, and operation of spacecraft to manage spacecraft and constellations. It offers S-CLASS, LX-CLASS, and M-CLASS spacecraft, which are satellite platforms to a range of space market needs. In addition, the company provides software that enables versatile integration of a variety of payloads for customers and supply chain commonalities across platforms, as well as software-enabled services. The company was formerly known as Yellowstone Midco Holdings II, LLC and changed its name to York Space Systems, Inc. in January 2026. York Space Systems, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. |
| Long Name | York Space Systems, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 837,881,344 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_331431635 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -264,215,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,935,493,055 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 5.83 |
| Operating Cashflow | -208,144,992 |
| Operating Margins | -0.38147 |
| Phone | 720 537 2655 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.049900055 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.8180337 |
| Pre Market Price | 6.0501 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,792,156,607 |
| Previous Close | 5.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -3.8610036 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.45181838 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.0688326 |
| Profit Margins | -0.50064 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.872 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.35714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.52101 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.245 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.645 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.645 - 6.245 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,542,219 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.729 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 137,357,605 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0871 |
| Shares Short | 11,965,808 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,841,749 |
| Short Name | York Space Systems Inc. |
| Short Ratio | 3.25 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | YSS |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 13.875 |
| Target Median Price | 13.75 |
| Total Cash | 534,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.888 |
| Total Debt | 177,316,000 |
| Total Revenue | 405,001,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.22 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.554556 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -15.4545555 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.71699715 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,542,219 |
| Website | https://www.yorkspacesystems.com |
| Zip | 80,111 |