Examining the Volatility of BlackSky Technology Inc’s (BKSY) Stock

The stock of BlackSky Technology Inc (BKSY) has gone up by 28.55% for the week, with a 59.62% rise in the past month and a -33.71% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 7.58% for BKSY.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 36.90% for BKSY’s stock, with a 16.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BKSY is 1.75. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for BKSY is 25.63M and currently, short sellers hold a 13.88% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BKSY on May 08, 2025 was 1.23M shares.

BKSY) stock’s latest price update

BlackSky Technology Inc (NYSE: BKSY)’s stock price has soared by 26.20 in relation to previous closing price of 8.74. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 28.55% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-08 that BlackSky Technology Inc. (BKSY) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.42 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.47. This compares to loss of $0.88 per share a year ago.

Analysts’ Opinion of BKSY

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BKSY stocks, with Canaccord Genuity repeating the rating for BKSY by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BKSY in the upcoming period, according to Canaccord Genuity is $12 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Craig Hallum, 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 “Buy” according to the report published on October 04th, 2024.

Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to BKSY, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on October 02nd of the previous year.

BKSY Trading at 24.64% 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 -49.68% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 7.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.38%, as shares surge +38.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.30% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, BKSY rose by +26.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.05. In addition, BlackSky Technology Inc saw 2.22% 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:

  • -0.49 for the present operating margin
  • 0.51 for the gross margin

The net margin for BlackSky Technology Inc stands at -0.56. The total capital return value is set at -0.22. Equity return is now at value -60.94, with -23.72 for asset returns.

Based on BlackSky Technology Inc (BKSY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.07.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 0.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3134.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.10.

Conclusion

In conclusion, BlackSky Technology Inc (BKSY) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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