NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on SMR. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on NuScale Power in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wedbush initiated coverage on NuScale Power in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $5.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $20.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Monday, September 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NuScale Power has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $8.73.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:SMR opened at $5.01 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $7.44 and a 200-day moving average of $10.56. NuScale Power has a twelve month low of $4.28 and a twelve month high of $32.09. The firm has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of -4.24 and a beta of 2.42.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $0.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.66 million. NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 35.59% and a negative net margin of 3,888.70%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 96.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($1.85) earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that NuScale Power will post -0.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at NuScale Power

In other news, Director Shinji Fujino sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.86, for a total transaction of $177,200.00. Following the sale, the director owned 17,242 shares in the company, valued at $152,764.12. This represents a 53.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Robert Hamady sold 29,880 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.39, for a total transaction of $280,573.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 124,235 shares in the company, valued at $1,166,566.65. This trade represents a 19.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 69,880 shares of company stock valued at $615,573 in the last 90 days. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NuScale Power

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SMR. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the first quarter valued at about $59,141,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 33.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,062,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,355,000 after purchasing an additional 516,097 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in NuScale Power during the 1st quarter worth $4,336,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of NuScale Power during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,404,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 1,495.8% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 338,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,390,000 after purchasing an additional 316,841 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale says it has begun moving from reactor development toward physical module manufacturing, working with Doosan Enerbility. The company cited about $1.9 billion in liquidity and its NRC-approved reactor design; securing commercial orders, including progress in negotiations with the Tennessee Valley Authority, remains important. SMR Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Shift to Module Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: SMR shares benefited from a rebound in nuclear stocks, while NuScale’s CEO said the company is not reliant on data-center demand. That may help ease concerns that its prospects depend on a single source of electricity demand. NuScale: We’re “Not Reliant on Data Centers”
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views diverged: Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its target to $15 but maintained an Overweight rating, while RBC cut its target to $5 and kept Sector Perform. Canaccord price-target report
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup cut its price target from $4 to $3.50 and rated the stock Sell, adding to pressure from analysts reassessing the shares. Citigroup rating information
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was only $0.28 million, far below the $3.66 million analyst estimate and down 96.6% year over year. The $0.11-per-share loss was slightly better than the $0.12 consensus, but the revenue shortfall highlights the distance between manufacturing progress and meaningful sales. NuScale Power Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

NuScale Power Company Profile

NuScale Power Corporation develops small modular reactor (SMR) technology for producing electricity and other forms of low-carbon energy. The company’s core product is the NuScale Power Module, a compact pressurized-water reactor designed to be manufactured in a factory, transported to a site and deployed in scalable configurations.

NuScale markets its technology through the VOYGR power plant platform, which can combine multiple reactor modules to meet the needs of utilities, industrial users and other customers.