BlackSky Technology Inc (NYSE: BKSY)’s stock price has gone decline by -7.10 in comparison to its previous close of 17.32, however, the company has experienced a -8.89% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-02-10 that HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $BKSY #analytics–BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) have established a launch window opening February 18 for the first Gen-3 satellite. The launch, named “Fasten Your Space Belts,” will add very high-resolution 35-centimeter imaging capability to BlackSky’s high-cadence, low-latency data and AI-enabled analytics offerings. “This launch represents a major inflection point for our global defense and intelligence customer base as BlackSky in.
Is It Worth Investing in BlackSky Technology Inc (NYSE: BKSY) Right Now?
BKSY has 36-month beta value of 1.26. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BKSY is 23.90M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.40% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BKSY on February 12, 2025 was 1.32M shares.
BKSY’s Market Performance
The stock of BlackSky Technology Inc (BKSY) has seen a -8.89% decrease in the past week, with a 68.48% rise in the past month, and a 99.88% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.72% for BKSY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 12.29% for BKSY’s stock, with a 76.82% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BKSY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BKSY stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for BKSY by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BKSY in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $10 based on the research report published on October 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BKSY reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for BKSY stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 02nd, 2024.
H.C. Wainwright gave a rating of “Buy” to BKSY, setting the target price at $2.50 in the report published on April 03rd of the previous year.
BKSY Trading at 31.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BKSY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.67%, as shares surge +66.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +45.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BKSY fell by -9.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +59.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.32. In addition, BlackSky Technology Inc saw 49.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BKSY starting from Gordon Susan M., who sale 381 shares at the price of $10.65 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, Gordon Susan M. now owns 58,551 shares of BlackSky Technology Inc, valued at $4,058 using the latest closing price.
Abraham Magid M, the Director of BlackSky Technology Inc, sale 481 shares at $10.65 during a trade that took place back on Dec 12 ’24, which means that Abraham Magid M is holding 49,009 shares at $5,123 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BKSY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for BlackSky Technology Inc stands at -0.39. The total capital return value is set at -0.21. Equity return is now at value -41.15, with -18.17 for asset returns.
Based on BlackSky Technology Inc (BKSY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 0.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.68.
Conclusion
To put it simply, BlackSky Technology Inc (BKSY) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
