NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) Research Coverage Started at Northland Securities

Northland Securities initiated coverage on shares of NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm issued an outperform rating and a $2.75 target price on the stock. Northland Securities also issued estimates for NET Power’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.14) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.25) EPS and FY2028 earnings at ($0.28) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NET Power from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of NET Power from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NET Power has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $3.25.

NET Power Stock Performance

Shares of NET Power stock opened at $1.75 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.75. NET Power has a fifty-two week low of $1.35 and a fifty-two week high of $5.20. The company has a market cap of $394.63 million, a P/E ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.10.

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.91) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.84). Equities research analysts forecast that NET Power will post -1.14 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder 8 Rivers Capital, Llc sold 507,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.95, for a total value of $988,845.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,242,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,423,655. This trade represents a 28.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,005,858 shares of company stock worth $3,460,668. Company insiders own 2.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NET Power

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in shares of NET Power by 190.0% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,546,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,583,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013,309 shares during the last quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in NET Power in the 2nd quarter valued at $183,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in NET Power during the 2nd quarter worth $140,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in NET Power by 40.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 35,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 10,034 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in NET Power by 644.0% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 703,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 609,200 shares during the last quarter. 53.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key NET Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities initiated coverage with an “Outperform” rating and a $2.75 price target. That target is above the stock’s recent trading level, signaling potential upside if NET Power executes on its clean-energy technology plans. Northland Securities Begins Coverage on NET Power
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland’s forecasts call for relatively stable quarterly losses of approximately $0.05 to $0.07 per share from the third quarter of 2026 through 2027. The firm estimates a $0.25 per-share loss for fiscal 2027 and a $0.28 loss for fiscal 2028, suggesting that profitability is not expected soon. Northland Capital Markets initiates coverage of NET Power with outperform rating
• Negative Sentiment: The analyst projects a substantial $1.14 per-share loss for fiscal 2026. This reinforces concerns about cash consumption and the time required for NET Power’s carbon-free power technology to reach commercial scale. The outlook is also weaker than the company’s latest reported quarter, when it missed the consensus EPS estimate by a wide margin.

NET Power Company Profile

NET Power Inc (NYSE: NPWR) is a clean-energy technology company focused on producing electricity from natural gas while capturing carbon dioxide emissions. Its technology is designed to generate reliable power with substantially reduced atmospheric emissions compared with conventional natural-gas power plants.

The company’s principal technology is the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, a process that uses high-pressure carbon dioxide as the working fluid in an oxy-combustion power cycle. The process is intended to produce electricity while capturing carbon dioxide in a concentrated form for transportation, storage, or potential industrial use.