Traders Buy Large Volume of York Space Systems Put Options (NYSE:YSS)

York Space Systems Inc. (NYSE:YSS) was the target of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors purchased 6,024 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 112% compared to the typical volume of 2,835 put options.

York Space Systems Stock Performance

Shares of YSS opened at $18.08 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $27.14. York Space Systems has a 52 week low of $16.93 and a 52 week high of $44.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.34 billion and a PE ratio of -64.56.

York Space Systems (NYSE:YSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($1.51) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $116.34 million during the quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on YSS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of York Space Systems from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of York Space Systems in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of York Space Systems from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Raymond James Financial set a $45.00 price target on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of York Space Systems in a report on Monday, May 18th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.90.

York Space Systems Company Profile

York Space Systems is a leading, U.S.-based, space and defense prime(1) providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions for national security, government and commercial customers. York is one of the only space and defense primes with proprietary hardware and software capabilities designed to address customers’ complex mission requirements across the critical elements of the entire space ecosystem throughout the mission lifecycle. York is the number one provider to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (“PWSA”) by number of spacecraft operating in-orbit, by number of contracts, and by variety of contract types as of September 2025.