Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu has reinstated a Buy rating on York Space Systems, setting a price target of $32. The stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker YSS.

Analyst Rating and Price Target

The reinstatement of the Buy rating accompanies the establishment of the new price target. The following table summarizes the key details:

York Space Systems has completed the acquisition of ALL.SPACE for a total purchase price of approximately $300 million, comprising approximately $155 million in cash and 5.9 million shares of York common stock. ALL.SPACE, a provider of advanced satellite communications terminals, now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of York. The acquisition unites ALL.SPACE’s jam-resistant, multi-link terminal technology with York’s space infrastructure and mission operations capabilities to create a tactical ecosystem for assured communications and positioning across space, land, air, and maritime domains.

The combined capabilities address operational challenges in current conflicts where RF communications are often jammed, forcing forces to rely on fiber optic lines. York’s Mission Operations Command and Control capabilities provide the management layer for coordinating distributed, global theaters. ALL.SPACE’s Hydra Terminal Range delivers simultaneous multi-link, multi-orbit, and multi-band connectivity across LEO, MEO, GEO, and HEO networks, ensuring resilient communications for platforms on the move in contested environments.

Dirk Wallinger, CEO of York, emphasized that the next generation of unmanned operations demands an integrated system built on the space layer. He noted that existing space systems were not designed for this mission, but York and ALL.SPACE are. Paul McCarter, CEO of ALL.SPACE, stated that the company was built to keep communications alive in conditions where failure is likely, and joining York provides the necessary infrastructure and customer relationships to deliver this capability.

Transaction Details

The acquisition structure includes both cash and equity components. ALL.SPACE recently redomiciled to the US and will continue to serve customers across defense and commercial markets.

Strategic Rationale

The integration aims to provide an integrated communications, coordination, and execution layer that keeps the warfighter connected where single-network systems cannot be relied upon. This includes support for unmanned systems operating at scale in GPS-denied theaters. The space layer is identified as the only architecture with the global coverage and in-theater assurance required for modern unmanned operations.