NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) Upgraded to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) to a hold rating in a research note released on Tuesday morning,Zacks reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on NPWR. Northland Securities began coverage on shares of NET Power in a research note on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $2.75 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NET Power from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NET Power from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.25.

NET Power Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:NPWR opened at $1.75 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $394.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.10. NET Power has a 12-month low of $1.35 and a 12-month high of $5.20. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.75.

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.91) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.84). As a group, equities research analysts predict that NET Power will post -1.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NET Power news, major shareholder 8 Rivers Capital, Llc sold 507,100 shares of NET Power stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.95, for a total value of $988,845.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,242,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,423,655. The trade was a 28.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,005,858 shares of company stock worth $3,460,668. Company insiders own 2.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NET Power

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of NET Power by 190.0% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,546,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,583,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013,309 shares in the last quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in NET Power during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $183,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in NET Power in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $140,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in NET Power by 40.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 35,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 10,034 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of NET Power by 644.0% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 703,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,098,000 after acquiring an additional 609,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.62% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NET Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities began coverage of NET Power with an Outperform rating and a $2.75 price target, implying meaningful upside from the stock’s recent level near $1.76. The bullish view likely reflects the company’s long-term potential in carbon-free power generation. Northland Securities Begins Coverage on NET Power
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland projects quarterly losses of approximately $0.05 to $0.07 per share from the third quarter of 2026 through the fourth quarter of 2027. The estimates establish a relatively stable earnings outlook but provide little evidence of near-term profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: The firm forecasts a $1.14 per-share loss for fiscal 2026, followed by losses of $0.25 per share in fiscal 2027 and $0.28 in fiscal 2028. Continued negative earnings and the lack of an expected near-term path to profitability may be weighing on investor sentiment, particularly given NET Power’s recent quarterly loss that substantially exceeded consensus estimates.

NET Power Company Profile

NET Power Inc (NYSE: NPWR) is a clean-energy technology company focused on producing electricity from natural gas while capturing carbon dioxide emissions. Its technology is designed to generate reliable power with substantially reduced atmospheric emissions compared with conventional natural-gas power plants.

The company’s principal technology is the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, a process that uses high-pressure carbon dioxide as the working fluid in an oxy-combustion power cycle. The process is intended to produce electricity while capturing carbon dioxide in a concentrated form for transportation, storage, or potential industrial use.