Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) Price Target Cut to $5.00 by Analysts at Jefferies Financial Group

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) had its target price decreased by Jefferies Financial Group from $8.00 to $5.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $2.30 price objective on shares of Virgin Galactic and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Virgin Galactic in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Susquehanna set a $3.50 price target on Virgin Galactic in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $3.45.

Virgin Galactic Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of SPCE stock opened at $2.43 on Thursday. Virgin Galactic has a 12 month low of $2.13 and a 12 month high of $6.64. The company has a quick ratio of 2.87, a current ratio of 2.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The firm has a market cap of $177.34 million, a PE ratio of -0.41 and a beta of 2.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $2.58 and a 200-day moving average of $3.25.

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The company reported ($0.98) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.12) by $0.14. Virgin Galactic had a negative net margin of 18,063.93% and a negative return on equity of 108.78%. The business had revenue of $0.31 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.41 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($2.53) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Virgin Galactic will post -16.05 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virgin Galactic

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Virgin Galactic during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in Virgin Galactic in the fourth quarter worth about $129,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Virgin Galactic by 52.9% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 406,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 140,537 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its stake in Virgin Galactic by 130.5% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 139,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 79,088 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Virgin Galactic by 118.9% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 479,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 260,594 shares during the period. 46.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Virgin Galactic

Here are the key news stories impacting Virgin Galactic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company has resumed commercial spaceflight sales and is reopening ticketing at $750,000 per seat (about $100k above prior list price), and Virgin says it expects to resume tourist flights by year-end — this materially improves near‑term revenue per customer and is the primary catalyst for the intraday lift. Virgin Galactic Reenters Space Tourism Market at $750K Per Ticket Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high options volume has been reported, indicating elevated speculative interest and potential for larger intraday swings or short-term volatility; watch put/call skew and open interest for directional bias. Virgin Galactic Sees Unusually High Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent Q4/2025 earnings commentary showed an EPS beat vs. depressed prior-year comps but extremely low revenues and continued negative margins — operational progress matters more than headline EPS for the stock going forward. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Market writeups (e.g., AAII) are attributing the recent surge to the ticket relaunch and pricing announcement; coverage increases visibility but can amplify short-term momentum trading. Why SPCE Stock Is Up
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies lowered its price target from $8 to $5 (still a “buy”), trimming expected upside — this is a signal that some sell‑side optimism has been scaled back and could cap near‑term appreciation despite the buy rating. Jefferies Lowers Price Target

Virgin Galactic Company Profile

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc (NYSE: SPCE) is a commercial spaceflight company developing and operating spacecraft for private individuals and research customers. The firm’s primary business is suborbital human spaceflight, offering passengers a brief trip to the edge of space aboard its reusable spaceplane. In parallel, the company is building out infrastructure and support services for suborbital payload deployments and microgravity research missions.

The core flight system consists of a carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo, which lifts the spaceplane SpaceShipTwo to high altitude before release.