NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Stock Price Down 6.4% – Here’s What Happened

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) traded down 6.4% on Friday . The company traded as low as $10.15 and last traded at $10.2850. 20,814,459 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 25,784,072 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.99.

Trending Headlines about NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall‑street analyst coverage lists NuScale among attractive energy names, highlighting its small modular reactor (SMR) technology and potential long‑term upside if nuclear demand grows. NuScale Power (SMR) – Among the Best Energy Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions and law‑firm investor alerts have been filed/announced, alleging misleading statements about commercialization and investor harm; these notices increase the risk of expensive litigation, settlements, management distraction, and potential reputational damage. Representative filings/alerts: Kessler Topaz, Gross Law, Faruqi & Faruqi, BFA Law, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Bernstein Liebhard, Rosen, Pomerantz, and SUEWALLST. Kessler Topaz filing Gross Law alert
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage from The Motley Fool warns of structural and execution risks that have driven a large multi‑year decline and argues substantial upside would be challenging without clear commercial wins — this amplifies investor caution. Motley Fool analysis

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SMR. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $55.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $20.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $45.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. B. Riley Financial decreased their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $38.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $60.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NuScale Power currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.88.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $14.78 and a 200-day moving average of $24.00. The stock has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.56 and a beta of 2.19.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $1.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 million. NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 55.23% and a negative net margin of 1,130.26%. On average, research analysts anticipate that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at NuScale Power

In related news, CEO John Lawrence Hopkins sold 82,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $1,010,190.74. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 117,018 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,429,959.96. This represents a 41.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $274,681.16. Following the sale, the insider owned 132,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,623,451.44. This trade represents a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 635,610 shares of company stock valued at $8,198,439. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 3.5% during the third quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 3.8% during the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 9,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 37.0% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in NuScale Power by 1.5% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 36,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,307,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

NuScale Power Company Profile

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.