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York Space Systems, Inc.

$YSS·$1.9B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$9.09+1.3%1Y-73.3%
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YSYSS
$YSSYork Space Systems, Inc.
$9.09+1.34%57 posts-7%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $YSS, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

York Space -73% TTM, all 21 satellites healthy post-launch, $25M BlackRock selling — Space Force contract fresh Aug 25.

York Space Systems is a $1.94B satellite manufacturer/operator. -73% TTM on a disappointing reset, but the operational cadence and Space Force contract are real.

How it reads:

  • Growth is early: Q1 revenue $116M (no YoY comp yet), Q4 was $77M — the sequential ramp is visible but sample size is small.
  • Margins reflect ramp: -33% operating margin, -90% Q1 op margin — the model prices contract revenue delivering, not current burn.
  • Valuation is elevated: 9.3x sales, -40.7x EV/EBITDA (negative), -20.6x PE — priced on a satellite-defense multiple, not P&L.
  • Position is weak but stabilizing: 47.3% below 50-day, no full 200-day data, 75% baseline volume — the reset was severe.
  • Positive operational: All 21 satellites healthy within 5 hours of separation, second T1TL layer deployed, Redwire supplies critical Link-16 RF antennas.
  • Aug 25 U.S. Space Force Space Data Network selection is the specific catalyst — real contract win refreshing the thesis.
  • BlackRock $25.53M block selling is loud but a portfolio-management decision, NOT officer/director distribution — the tell is different from a CEO sell cluster.
  • Aug 5 Interim CFO Brian Frantz appointment plus 'Disappointing Reset, Still A Buy' framing shows the market treats this as base-building.

The Dec 2 print is the test — a specific Space Force contract revenue disclosure plus reiterated satellite-delivery cadence rebuilds the case; another guide-down plus continued institutional distribution drops to $7 support.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bullish anchors (all 21 satellites healthy within 5 hours post-separation, second T1TL layer deployed, second tactical-communications satellite lot ready, Redwire supplies Link-16 RF antennas) map to real signals; the honest add is $25M BlackRock block selling is a portfolio-management decision (not officer distribution) but is meaningful institutional pressure at this float.

What to watch: Dec 2 earnings — a specific Space Force contract revenue disclosure plus reiterated satellite-delivery cadence rebuilds the case; another guide-down plus continued institutional distribution drops to $7 support.

On the calendar: 2026-12-02 — Q3 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-27

York Space Systems confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites in less than five hours after launch vehicle separation and deployed the second layer of its T1TL Transport System. The second tactical-communications satellite lot is ready for launch. Redwire supplies critical Link-16 RF antennas for the T1TL constellation.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Vertically integrated spacecraft manufacturer delivering turnkey satellite design, production, and constellation operations for national security and commercial customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $YSS.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

Defense budget tailwinds — NATO spending commitments and Pentagon procurement acceleration — support backlogs at prime contractors. Commercial space is a separate driver: launch cadence and satellite constellations are pulling RKLB and LUNR on their own momentum, independent of traditional defense spending.

What this means for $YSS

Partial — upstream oil & gas exposure ties to commodity price cycle; York Space Systems, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+16.3%YTD
+16.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-20.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-7.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-32.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-2.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
9.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-20.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
20.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 13, 2026$-0.31$-0.17-86.4%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$-0.99$-0.11-790.6%
Q4 2025Mar 19, 2026$-0.28$-0.18-55.6%
Q3 2025Dec 3, 2025$-0.19——
Next earningsWed, Dec 2·consensus EPS $-0.21

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$116.3M—19.0%-89.9%$-1.38$-86.6M
Q4 FY25$105.3M—20.0%-4.8%$-0.17$0
Q1 FY25$106.3M—23.2%-6.2%$-0.12$-80.7M
Q4 FY24$76.6M—20.4%-22.0%$-0.21$63.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$557.6M$531.4M – $583.9M-$1.02-$1.06 – -$0.977
FY27$861.4M$851.0M – $871.7M$0.52$0.49 – $0.537
FY28$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$0.97$0.90 – $1.077
FY29$1.3B$1.3B – $1.4B$0.95$0.90 – $0.983
FY30$1.6B$1.5B – $1.6B$1.06$1.00 – $1.106

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.—Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-47.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.—Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 83.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β4.675-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 7Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner200.2K sh$2.2MSellAug 6Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner201.5K sh$2.3MSellAug 5Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner128.0K sh$1.7MSellAug 5Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner127.9K sh$1.7MSellAug 4Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner546.6K sh$8.5MSellAug 4Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner534.1K sh$8.3MSellAug 3Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner13.8K sh$207KSellJul 31Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner35.6K sh$539KSellJul 30Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner140.8K sh$2.1MSellJul 29Blackrock Portfolio Management Llc10% owner63.4K sh$971K
+ 4 other (4 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 58-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

York Space Systems (YSS) disclosed that Brian D. Frantz, its Chief Accounting Officer (since September 2025), was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer effective August 14, 2026, while the company conducts a formal search for a permanent CFO. Frantz (age 63) previously served as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer at Summit Materials (April 2017 – February 2025) and as Interim CFO of Intrepid Potash (August 2014 – June 2015). No details on who previously held the CFO role were provided.

8-K/AUnregistered equity sale (amended)Jun 48-K/A — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

YSS (YSS) filed an 8-K/A amendment to a previously filed Form 8-K current report. The amendment updates or corrects information previously disclosed under Item 3.02. 8-K amendments are filed when material new information becomes available that was not known at the time of the original filing, or when an earlier disclosure contained errors requiring correction. Investors should compare this amendment with the original 8-K to identify what specifically changed or was updated.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMay 198-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

York Space Systems entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization on May 15, 2026, to acquire all equity of Solestial, Inc. via merger. Consideration includes up to approximately 2.35 million shares of YSS common stock ($0.0001 par value) plus cash, with shares issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2)/Reg D and subject to transfer restrictions. Closing expected Q2 2026. Bolt-on acquisition — 2.35M shares is modest dilution; Solestial appears to be a space solar/satellite technology company that would complement YSS's satellite manufacturing.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 298-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

York Space Systems entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on April 29, 2026 to acquire All.Space Holdings, Inc. (satellite communications/antenna technology) for $355 million in total consideration (subject to customary cash, debt, and working capital adjustments). The purchase price is payable in a combination of cash and shares; the deal includes escrow accounts of $5M (adjustment), $1.5M (reorganization indemnification), BGP 750K (special indemnification), and $1M expense reserve. Transformative acquisition adding satellite communications technology to YSS's satellite manufacturing business at a $355M price tag.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 143
AI summary

Janine Davidson filed a Form 3 for York Space Systems Inc. (YSS) on April 14, 2026, following her April 10, 2026 appointment as a director. Davidson beneficially owns zero securities of YSS at the time of the filing. Standard initial Section 16 filing for a newly appointed director with no pre-existing ownership.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 148-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

York Space Systems appointed Janine A. Davidson as a Class II director effective April 10, 2026, expanding the board to eight members. Dr. Davidson (age 59) is President of Metropolitan State University of Denver, former 32nd Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy, and currently serves on the board of UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF). She joins the Audit Committee. Standard board expansion adding public-sector, defense, and academic expertise; increases board to eight members.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMar 108-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
+ 10 other (4 13Gs · 3 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 1 10-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

York Space Systems to Present at Jefferies Global Industrials Conferencebusinesswire.com·4d agoYork Space Systems Selected for U.S. Space Force Space Data Networkgurufocus.com·6d agoYork Space Systems Selected for U.S. Space Force Space Data Networkbusinesswire.com·7d agoBlackRock Inc. Purchases 200,250 Shares of York Space Systems Inc. $YSSdefenseworld.net·7d agoYork Space Systems: A Disappointing Reset, But Still A Buyseekingalpha.com·10d ago

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