NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Trading Up 3% – Here’s Why

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s stock price traded up 3% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $10.14 and last traded at $9.8820. 34,935,823 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 15% from the average session volume of 30,429,609 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.59.

More NuScale Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale’s proposed partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority could create licensing, engineering and equipment opportunities connected to as much as 6 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity. Converting the opportunity into contracts would materially improve the company’s growth outlook. Can NuScale’s TVA Opportunity Unlock Its Next Growth Phase?
• Positive Sentiment: Management is emphasizing commercial readiness and reported a $1.9 billion liquidity boost, giving NuScale more financial flexibility to advance projects, licensing and manufacturing plans. NuScale Power Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators point to NuScale’s regulatory progress, conventional-fuel design and potentially repeatable manufacturing model as advantages that could make its technology a foundational platform for the next nuclear-energy buildout. NuScale Could Become the Standard Platform for Nuclear Energy
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale, Curio and Framatome signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate nuclear-fuel solutions, potentially strengthening the company’s fuel-supply and technology ecosystem. NuScale Power, Curio, Framatome Sign MOU
• Neutral Sentiment: An analyst raised NuScale’s third-quarter EPS estimate, a modestly favorable change, although the company remains loss-making and revenue visibility is limited. Q3 EPS Estimate for NuScale Power Increased
• Neutral Sentiment: A potential Westinghouse IPO could increase investor attention toward nuclear stocks, including NuScale, but it would also give investors another public nuclear-energy company for comparison. A Westinghouse IPO Could Reset the Nuclear Stock Conversation
• Negative Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada issued a pessimistic price forecast, underscoring concerns that NuScale’s valuation already reflects substantial future success. Royal Bank of Canada Issues Pessimistic Forecast for NuScale Power
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary highlights the key risk: NuScale’s rich valuation requires major project opportunities, such as TVA, to convert into binding contracts. The company’s weak revenue and ongoing losses increase the consequences of delays. Can NuScale’s Commercial Potential Justify Its Valuation?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $9.00 price objective on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. B. Riley Financial dropped their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Monday, July 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. Finally, HSBC assumed coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $13.00 price target on the stock. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.81.

NuScale Power Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.38 and a beta of 2.26. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.65.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.13). NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 3,888.70% and a negative return on equity of 35.59%. The company had revenue of $0.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.11) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 99.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.43 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 18,771 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.36, for a total value of $175,696.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 114,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,073,760.48. This represents a 14.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SMR. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 1,550.9% in the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 1,675 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in NuScale Power by 1,940.3% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 2,309 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in NuScale Power in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Strategic Advocates LLC grew its position in NuScale Power by 233.0% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 2,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. grew its position in NuScale Power by 32.4% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 2,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.