NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Trading 5.3% Higher – Still a Buy?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s stock price traded up 5.3% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $9.80 and last traded at $9.7610. 37,765,855 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 22% from the average session volume of 30,928,697 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.27.

Key NuScale Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale announced an alliance with Nuclearn and NPX to deploy nuclear-specific AI tools for reactor development and operations. The platforms are intended to improve engineering productivity, regulatory workflows and safety analysis, with reported information-retrieval time reductions of up to 80%. Investors may view this as a way to reduce development timelines and costs. Can NuScale Power Cut SMR Timelines With Nuclear Specific AI Tools?
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale shares previously benefited from a broader recovery in risk appetite for speculative, long-duration equities, alongside gains in other nuclear and uranium stocks. This suggests investor sentiment can provide short-term support, although it does not change the company’s fundamentals. NuScale Power Rises 4%, Oklo Climbs 3% as Risk Appetite Returns
• Neutral Sentiment: CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 29,880 shares for approximately $281,000, reducing his position by 19.39%. The filing states the sale was made to cover tax withholding on vested equity awards, making it less significant as a signal of deteriorating business confidence. SEC Form 4 Filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst comparisons with rival NNE emphasize that NuScale offers a differentiated approach to the nuclear market, but investors must assess readiness, commercialization strategy and execution risk before assigning the company a higher valuation. NNE or SMR: Which Nuclear Energy Stock Gets the Buy Call?
• Negative Sentiment: NuScale would not own or operate the reactors in the deal currently driving investor interest. Its partner would own and manage the plants while charging NuScale as the program advances, raising questions about revenue capture, margins and how much economic value ultimately accrues to SMR shareholders. NuScale Wouldn’t Own a Reactor in the Deal Driving Its Stock
• Negative Sentiment: NuScale remains pre-commercial and has not delivered a power module, while Bloom Energy already generates substantial revenue and operates at scale. That contrast underscores NuScale’s execution and financing risk. Bloom Energy vs. NuScale Power
• Negative Sentiment: Broader coverage notes that NuScale and other advanced nuclear stocks have fallen sharply despite growing interest in nuclear power. The disconnect reflects investor concerns about lengthy timelines, capital needs and the absence of near-term earnings; NuScale’s recent results also showed minimal revenue and continued losses. Why Are Nuclear Stocks Falling?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $9.00 target price on NuScale Power in a report on Friday, May 8th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $25.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, B. Riley Financial dropped their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $19.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.50.

NuScale Power Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.18 and a beta of 2.26. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $9.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.98.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.13). NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 35.59% and a negative net margin of 3,888.70%.The firm had revenue of $0.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.11) earnings per share. NuScale Power’s quarterly revenue was down 99.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at NuScale Power

In related news, Director Shinji Fujino sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director directly owned 17,242 shares in the company, valued at $152,764.12. This trade represents a 53.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 29,880 shares of NuScale Power stock in a transaction on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,166,566.65. This represents a 19.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 68,651 shares of company stock valued at $633,470. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of NuScale Power during the first quarter valued at $59,141,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 33.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,062,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,355,000 after purchasing an additional 516,097 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in NuScale Power by 36.3% in the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,502,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,285,000 after purchasing an additional 400,240 shares during the period. Caz Investments LP lifted its holdings in NuScale Power by 10,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Caz Investments LP now owns 101,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Finally, Seven Grand Managers LLC acquired a new stake in NuScale Power in the fourth quarter worth about $1,771,000. 78.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.