NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Sets New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) shares reached a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $10.96 and last traded at $11.0450, with a volume of 8175740 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.69.

Trending Headlines about NuScale Power

Here are the key news stories impacting NuScale Power this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Included on a list of “14 Best Energy Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts,” highlighting NuScale’s small modular reactor tech and long-term addressable market—this is bullish for long-term narrative and institutional interest. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The Motley Fool published a feature weighing NuScale’s long-term upside from nuclear demand against execution, financing, and commercialization risks — useful for investors assessing asymmetric upside but not an immediate catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs in securities class actions alleging material misstatements/omissions about NuScale’s commercialization strategy for its reactor projects; the filings follow a prior steep share decline and create potential legal exposure, distraction, and litigation costs. Representative filing notice: Kessler Topaz. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Numerous investor-alerts and lead-plaintiff solicitations (Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Bernstein Liebhard, Pomerantz, Faruqi, Rosen, Gross, and others) are circulating; they emphasize the April 20, 2026 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status—expect continued negative headlines and potential trading volatility while these matters progress. Example notice: BFA Law. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying fundamentals remain challenged: the company’s Feb. 26 quarter showed a significant EPS miss, very low revenue, and negative margins/ROE—factors that amplify investor concerns about execution and cash needs amid legal risks (see analyst / press commentary). Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $60.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. UBS Group cut their price objective on NuScale Power from $20.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. TD Cowen lowered NuScale Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Northland Securities upgraded NuScale Power from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.88.

NuScale Power Price Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.84. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.56 and a beta of 2.19.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by ($0.70). The company had revenue of $1.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 million. NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 1,130.26% and a negative return on equity of 55.23%. On average, equities research analysts predict that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at NuScale Power

In related news, Director Corp Fluor sold 463,747 shares of NuScale Power stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.15, for a total value of $6,098,273.05. Following the sale, the director directly owned 39,936,472 shares in the company, valued at $525,164,606.80. This trade represents a 1.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $274,681.16. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 132,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,623,451.44. The trade was a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 635,610 shares of company stock valued at $8,198,439. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CX Institutional bought a new position in NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in NuScale Power by 1,550.9% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,675 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power Corporation, trading on the NYSE American under the ticker SMR, is a pioneering developer of small modular nuclear reactors. Established in 2007 as a spinout from Oregon State University, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. NuScale’s mission is to deliver zero-carbon baseload power through scalable modular reactor technology, aiming to transform traditional nuclear energy deployment.

At the core of NuScale’s offering is the VOYGR small modular reactor design, featuring 77-megawatt electric (MWe) modules with passive safety systems.