NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Shares Down 1.4% – Time to Sell?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s stock price traded down 1.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $11.66 and last traded at $12.0520. 23,408,413 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 20% from the average session volume of 29,165,705 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.22.

NuScale Power News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investors refocused on NuScale’s TVA–ENTRA1 deployment plan, including a collaboration aimed at developing up to 6 gigawatts of nuclear capacity using NuScale’s SMR technology, which could improve the company’s long-term commercialization outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighted NuScale’s NRC licensing lead and dual Part 52 approvals, which may give it an advantage in moving projects forward faster than rivals for AI data centers and industrial power users. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale’s SMRs were also presented as a possible solution to rising AI power demand, with behind-the-meter reactor plans and partnerships aimed at providing 24/7 clean power to hyperscale data centers. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison piece asked whether NuScale or Oklo is the better nuclear stock in 2026, reinforcing investor interest in the sector but not providing a clear new catalyst for NuScale specifically. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A bearish Seeking Alpha article argued that true revenue is still far away, underscoring ongoing concerns that NuScale remains pre-commercial and may not generate meaningful sales soon. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group lowered their price objective on NuScale Power from $20.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. TD Cowen lowered NuScale Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Northland Securities set a $19.00 target price on NuScale Power in a report on Monday, May 11th. Bank of America initiated coverage on NuScale Power in a report on Friday, May 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 target price for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on NuScale Power from $55.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.92.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $4.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.13 and a beta of 2.24. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.53.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by ($0.03). NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 48.88% and a negative net margin of 2,066.55%.The business had revenue of $0.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.00 million. NuScale Power’s revenue for the quarter was down 95.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 22,197 shares of NuScale Power stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $271,247.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 140,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,712,523.02. The trade was a 13.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 18,570 shares of NuScale Power stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $226,925.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 97,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,187,686.24. The trade was a 16.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 40,572,082 shares of company stock valued at $481,029,608 over the last ninety days. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SMR. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 117.8% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,515,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,176,000 after acquiring an additional 6,227,747 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power during the first quarter valued at about $59,141,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in NuScale Power by 40.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,545,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,273,000 after purchasing an additional 4,482,254 shares during the period. Clear Street Group Inc. bought a new stake in NuScale Power during the third quarter valued at about $155,616,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power during the fourth quarter valued at about $48,993,000. Institutional investors 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.