Cantor Fitzgerald Issues Pessimistic Forecast for NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Stock Price

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) had its price objective reduced by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $20.00 to $15.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 240.60% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group downgraded shares of NuScale Power from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $6.00 in a report on Friday, September 11th. B. Riley Financial reduced their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $15.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $6.50 to $4.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Wedbush began coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Tuesday. They set an “underperform” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.15.

NuScale Power Price Performance

Shares of NuScale Power stock opened at $4.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.51 and a beta of 2.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $7.54 and its 200-day moving average is $10.63. NuScale Power has a one year low of $4.28 and a one year high of $37.41.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $0.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.66 million. NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 35.59% and a negative net margin of 3,888.70%. NuScale Power’s revenue for the quarter was down 96.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($1.85) EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that NuScale Power will post -0.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NuScale Power

In related news, CFO Robert Hamady sold 29,880 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.39, for a total value 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 trade represents a 19.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Shinji Fujino sold 20,000 shares of the business’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 owned 17,242 shares in the company, valued at approximately $152,764.12. The trade was a 53.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 69,880 shares of company stock valued at $615,573 over the last three months. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SMR. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of NuScale Power during the 1st quarter worth about $59,141,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,785,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 33.4% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 36.3% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,502,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,285,000 after purchasing an additional 400,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in NuScale Power during the first quarter worth about $4,336,000. Institutional investors own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale says it is moving from reactor design toward physical production, with Doosan Enerbility involved in a new contract to fabricate hardware for its first commercial power plant. This could mark an important step toward execution and commercialization, though the reports provide limited detail on the contract’s financial contribution. NuScale Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: The investment case remains sharply divided. Some coverage points to the stock trading near book value after a steep decline, while NuScale’s NRC-approved reactor design and commercialization plans offer a longer-term growth thesis. These arguments do not resolve the near-term execution and valuation risks. NuScale stock and differing bull and bear cases
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was just $0.28 million, far below the $3.66 million consensus estimate and down 96.6% year over year. NuScale’s loss of $0.11 per share was slightly better than the $0.12 loss expected and improved from a $1.85 loss a year earlier, but the severe revenue miss raises concerns about near-term commercial progress. NuScale reports third-quarter 2026 results

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power Corporation develops small modular reactor (SMR) technology for producing electricity and other forms of low-carbon energy. The company’s core product is the NuScale Power Module, a compact pressurized-water reactor designed to be manufactured in a factory, transported to a site and deployed in scalable configurations.

NuScale markets its technology through the VOYGR power plant platform, which can combine multiple reactor modules to meet the needs of utilities, industrial users and other customers.