NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Trading 1.4% Higher – Time to Buy?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s share price traded up 1.4% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $13.48 and last traded at $13.36. 26,152,547 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 10% from the average session volume of 28,959,639 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.18.

Trending Headlines about NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company outlines deployment plan (ENTRA1) covering ~6 GW U.S. nuclear deployment and says it has ~$1.3B liquidity for 2026 — this supports project execution and de‑risking of near‑term funding needs. ENTRA1 and liquidity report
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships and project milestones — Oak Ridge partnership (AI work) and Romania coal‑to‑SMR FID advance demonstrate commercial traction and technology adoption. Partnerships and project news
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade from Northland Securities to “outperform” with $21 PT — market-friendly research can provide buying support. Northland upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Bullish features and long‑term narratives (e.g., retail pieces arguing large TAM and AI‑driven electricity demand) keep speculative interest alive but are highly forward‑looking and hinge on commercialization execution. Fool long‑term thesis
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 2025 results missed heavily — EPS and revenue fell well below estimates (large net loss, revenue decline), which is the primary catalyst for the sell‑off. Q4 results
• Negative Sentiment: NuScale launched a US$1B at‑the‑market equity program — increases dilution risk and pressure on share price while the company remains unprofitable. Valuation and equity program analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class action notices and law‑firm alerts filed/issued after recent stock drops — adds legal overhang and near‑term uncertainty. Class action notice
• Negative Sentiment: Canaccord lowered its price target materially (from $60 to $25) despite keeping a buy rating — signals reduced analyst conviction on upside magnitude. Canaccord target cut

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on SMR. Texas Capital upgraded NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group set a $20.00 target price on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $45.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. TD Cowen downgraded NuScale Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded NuScale Power from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have given 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 $24.42.

NuScale Power Stock Down 3.8%

The firm has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.44 and a beta of 2.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $16.79 and its 200 day moving average is $27.13.

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). NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 1,130.26% and a negative return on equity of 72.95%. The firm had revenue of $1.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.76 million. Analysts anticipate that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NuScale Power news, CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.17, for a total value of $886,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 46,283 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,026,094.11. This represents a 46.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMR. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of NuScale Power by 117.8% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,515,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,176,000 after acquiring an additional 6,227,747 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 40.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,545,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,273,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,254 shares during the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the third quarter worth $155,616,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the fourth quarter valued at $48,993,000. Finally, Samsung C&T Corp boosted its position in shares of NuScale Power by 98.9% in the 3rd quarter. Samsung C&T Corp now owns 5,185,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,689,000 after purchasing an additional 2,578,702 shares during the period. 78.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.