YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS)
Industrials · Space defense prime contractor / military satellite systems · NYSE
York Space Systems is a U.S. space defense prime delivering low-cost, rapidly deployable satellite constellations and integrated software solutions for national security missions, with proven flight heritage and unique capabilities like Link-16 space connectivity.
What YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC does
York Space Systems is a U.S.-based space and defense prime contractor providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical spacecraft, software, and services for national security, government, and commercial customers. The company designs, produces, and operates proprietary satellite platforms and solutions across the entire space mission lifecycle, from spacecraft design through constellation operations. York has flown 74 missions and created 17 products with flight heritage, delivering satellites at approximately half the price of competitors and being the first to deploy satellites for the DoD's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture program. The company's vertically integrated capabilities span spacecraft hardware (S-CLASS, LX-CLASS, M-CLASS platforms), flight control and edge computing software, ground antenna networks, and mission operations services.
Themes: National security space, Proliferated satellite constellations, Missile defense, Counter-space capabilities, Space domain awareness, Responsive space / rapid deployment, Defense prime contractor, Government contracts / DoD
Fundamentals
- Price$9.32 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.3B as of 2026-08-21
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-21.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+19.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-8.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.09 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+37.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-13 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How YSS compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC looks technically
YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS): a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control. Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 28, in oversold territory (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $19.19 | $19.19 |
| 200-day moving average | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 65 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 65 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 34.73. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control | 35.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 28, in oversold territory (below 30) | 27.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($8.89 to $16.00) — its "stochastic" reading is 6 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 6.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $44.54 | $44.54 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 79.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -79.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 4.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +4.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 79.1% below its highest point of the past year | 79.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $44.54 (set on 2026-04-22) | $44.54 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | not available for this company yet | n/a |
| From the all-time high | it is 79.1% below its all-time high | -79.1% |
| Nearest price level | not enough price history yet — needs 252 trading sessions | n/a |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.89 (set on 2026-08-20) | $8.89 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 4.8% above its all-time low | +4.8% |
Volatility
4
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 92% of the past ~6 months) | 92nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.55 between its high and its low — about 16.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.55 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $7.07 and $18.04 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $7.07 – $12.55 – $18.04 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 16.7% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 16.7% |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.92× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 33.1% since the prior reading | -33.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading | 0.30 toward sell |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a hammer | 8 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.0% below the previous close 12 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 15.31 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.0% |
| Gap filled | a 3.9% gap down opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 50.5 percentage points (the stock lost 48.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -50.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 70.3 percentage points (the stock lost 67.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | -70.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 75.1 percentage points (the stock lost 64.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -75.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 7 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a fresh 20-day low, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 7 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 61% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 77.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -60.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 62% below the average price paid since 2026-01-29, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $24.84 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 132 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -62.5% |
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Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $34.73.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $11.12 and $20.14 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $34.73.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-12, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Broke down to a new 20-day low · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · Analyst price target recently CUT · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.10 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 9 analysts
- Mean price target$22.39 range $13.50 – $35.00; median $18.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for YSS
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.1208 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-10
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Substantial dependence on U.S. government contracts and procurement priorities; disruptions in government funding, budgetary changes, or shifts in defense spending could materially impact revenue and operations","Inability to realize backlog value, manage acquisition integration (Orbion, All.Space), or meet contract delivery timelines; cost overruns on contracts could reduce cash flow and profitability","Concentration of customers and revenue; failure to establish and maintain relationships with government agencies and prime contractors; spacecraft or software failures could result in warranty claims, reputational damage, and loss of business"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 14 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 14 sells ($29M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 14 sells ($29M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 14 sells ($29M) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-07. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about YSS's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding YSS as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 20,573,432
- Reported value $456,112,984
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
YSS had 8,332,309 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
YSS had 6.07% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.77 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 8,332,309
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.07%
- Prior settlement (shares) 8,476,256
- Reported change -1.7%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.77
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Lockheed Martin Space (LMT)
- Northrop Grumman Space (NOC)
- Boeing Space and Security (BA)
- Axiom Space
- Relativity Space
- Rocket Lab (RKLB)
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Frequently asked questions
What does YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS) do?
York Space Systems is a U.S.-based space and defense prime contractor providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical spacecraft, software, and services for national security, government, and commercial customers. The company designs, produces, and operates proprietary satellite platforms and solutions across the entire space mission lifecycle, from spacecraft design through constellation operations.
What sector is YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS) in?
YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Space defense prime contractor / military satellite systems. It trades on NYSE.
Who are YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC's (YSS) competitors?
Notable peers of YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS) include Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space, Boeing Space and Security, Axiom Space and Relativity Space. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS) overbought or oversold right now?
YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC (YSS) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 28, below 30) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on YSS come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.