Virtu Financial LLC Decreases Stock Position in NuScale Power Corporation $SMR

Virtu Financial LLC trimmed its stake in shares of NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) by 62.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 219,491 shares of the company’s stock after selling 359,862 shares during the quarter. Virtu Financial LLC’s holdings in NuScale Power were worth $3,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $220,273,000 after buying an additional 4,482,254 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of NuScale Power by 117.8% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,515,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,176,000 after buying an additional 6,227,747 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 22.6% during the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,310,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,195,000 after buying an additional 1,346,796 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 81.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,277,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,788,000 after buying an additional 2,361,532 shares during the period. Finally, Samsung C&T Corp increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 98.9% during the third quarter. Samsung C&T Corp now owns 5,185,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,689,000 after buying an additional 2,578,702 shares during the period. 78.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key NuScale Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are increasingly viewing NuScale as a potential beneficiary of the broader nuclear buildout tied to AI power demand and the need for reliable baseload electricity.
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale said its E2 Centers are bringing small modular reactor operations, control-room training, and workforce preparedness into the classroom, reinforcing the company’s commercialization and training narrative. NuScale’s E2 Centers Bring SMR Operations Into the Classroom
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale awarded Paragon a contract to finish final design work for the Highly Integrated Protection System supporting the NuScale Power Module, a small but constructive step in advancing project readiness. Paragon Awarded Contract to Complete Final Design Work Supporting NuScale Power’s Small Modular Reactor
• Positive Sentiment: Options trading was unusually heavy, with traders buying far more call options than normal, which can signal speculation around a further move higher.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary articles remain mixed: some highlight NuScale’s upside in a nuclear-energy revival, while others warn the stock could stay highly volatile and that execution risk remains significant. Should You Buy NuScale While It’s Below $15?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader sector pieces about hydrogen and nuclear investing are adding visibility to SMR, but they are not direct company catalysts.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Corp Fluor sold 13,500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.81, for a total transaction of $159,435,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 39,936,472 shares of company stock valued at $472,831,169. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NuScale Power Trading Up 13.7%

Shares of NYSE SMR opened at $11.76 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.03 and a beta of 2.20. NuScale Power Corporation has a twelve month low of $8.85 and a twelve month high of $57.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $11.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.14.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $0.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.00 million. NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 48.88% and a negative net margin of 2,066.55%.The business’s revenue was down 95.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SMR. Northland Securities set a $19.00 price target on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Monday, May 11th. B. Riley Financial lowered their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. HSBC began coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $13.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America began coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NuScale Power currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.92.

NuScale Power 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.