York Space Systems, Inc. (YSS)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Greenwood Village, United States | NYSE
8.97 USD
-0.22
(-2.394%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.06 +0.09 (1.058%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:03 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is severely clouded by deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming bearish sentiment. The company is burning cash with negative operating margins and negative free cash flow, trading at a forward P/E that implies a distant turnaround while delivering no earnings today. The price action confirms this distress, with the stock sliding significantly off its highs and failing to recover. Crucially, the options market is screaming 'sell' or 'hedge,' with traders piling into deep out-of-the-money puts at every expiration, suggesting a consensus view of continued weakness rather than a speculative bounce. Without a visible path to profitability or a massive catalyst to reverse the multi-year downtrend, the risk-reward profile remains deeply unfavorable. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.584648 |
| MSTL | 0.586727 |
| AutoETS | 0.591186 |
| AutoTheta | 0.602334 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 16.90 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.262 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.13 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 10.157 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.729 |
| Market Cap | 1,232,097,664 |
| Forward P/E | -76.88 |
| Profit Margins | -50.06% |
| Website | https://www.yorkspacesystems.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 12.5, 22.5, 30, 40, 45) compared to negligible call volume. The put/call ratio is heavily skewed toward hedging or betting on further declines, while call activity remains thin and concentrated near the money, indicating a lack of bullish conviction despite the high implied volatility on protective strikes.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7265695 |
| Address1 | 6,060 S Willow Drive |
| All Time High | 44.54 |
| All Time Low | 8.89 |
| Ask | 9.07 |
| Ask Size | 700 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,793,390 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,206,917 |
| Average Volume | 2,206,917 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,793,390 |
| Bid | 9.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| 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 | 8.97 |
| Current Ratio | 5.335 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 9.385 |
| Day Low | 8.95 |
| Debt To Equity | 10.157 |
| Display Name | York Space Systems |
| 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 | -7.708 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.162 |
| Enterprise Value | 875,413,696 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.8 |
| Eps Forward | -0.11667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.99 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.4476 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.477599 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.48588914 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -72.656944 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 44.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -35.57 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.79860795 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.89 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.07999992 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.008998866 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.89 - 44.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,769,697,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,628,420 |
| Forward Eps | -0.11667 |
| Forward P E | -76.88352 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 710 |
| Fullday Change | -0.219999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.3939 |
| Fullday Price | 9.0649 |
| 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 | 0.09125 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.49598998 |
| 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 | 1,232,097,664 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| 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 | 1,262,316,389 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 9.18 |
| Operating Cashflow | -208,144,992 |
| Operating Margins | -0.38147 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 537 2655 |
| Post Market Change | 0.09490013 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.0579724 |
| Post Market Price | 9.0649 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,531 |
| Previous Close | 9.19 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -4.9833336 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.6643952 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.0422015 |
| Profit Margins | -0.50064 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.872 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.18182 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.219999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.3939 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.385 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.95 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.95 - 9.385 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.19 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,158,409 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.729 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 137,357,605 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.043899998 |
| Shares Short | 6,026,103 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,476,256 |
| Short Name | York Space Systems Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0784 |
| Short Ratio | 2.46 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | YSS |
| Target High Price | 35.0 |
| Target Low Price | 11.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.65 |
| Target Median Price | 15.5 |
| 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 | -1.99 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.637535 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -15.667535 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.63592136 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,158,409 |
| Website | https://www.yorkspacesystems.com |
| Zip | 80,111 |