NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Price Target Cut to $5.00 by Analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) had its target price decreased by Royal Bank Of Canada from $7.00 to $5.00 in a report issued on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. Royal Bank Of Canada currently has a sector perform rating on the stock.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on NuScale Power from $20.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $4.00 target price on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Northland Securities set a $16.00 price objective on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $8.73.

NuScale Power Price Performance

Shares of SMR traded up $0.64 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $5.01. The stock had a trading volume of 40,698,565 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,305,372. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of -4.24 and a beta of 2.42. NuScale Power has a 12 month low of $4.28 and a 12 month high of $32.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $7.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.56.

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, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by $0.01. NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 35.59% and a negative net margin of 3,888.70%. The business had revenue of $0.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.66 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($1.85) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 96.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that NuScale Power will post -0.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at NuScale Power

In related news, Director Shinji Fujino sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.86, for a total value of $177,200.00. Following the sale, the director directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert Hamady sold 29,880 shares of NuScale Power stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.39, for a total value of $280,573.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 124,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,166,566.65. The trade was 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 90 days, insiders have sold 69,880 shares of company stock valued at $615,573. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SMR. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the 1st quarter worth $59,141,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $12,785,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of 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 boosted its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 36.3% in the 1st 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. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,336,000. Institutional investors own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

NuScale Power News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale says it has begun moving from reactor development toward physical module manufacturing, working with Doosan Enerbility. The company cited about $1.9 billion in liquidity and its NRC-approved reactor design; securing commercial orders, including progress in negotiations with the Tennessee Valley Authority, remains important. SMR Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Shift to Module Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: SMR shares benefited from a rebound in nuclear stocks, while NuScale’s CEO said the company is not reliant on data-center demand. That may help ease concerns that its prospects depend on a single source of electricity demand. NuScale: We’re “Not Reliant on Data Centers”
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views diverged: Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its target to $15 but maintained an Overweight rating, while RBC cut its target to $5 and kept Sector Perform. Canaccord price-target report
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup cut its price target from $4 to $3.50 and rated the stock Sell, adding to pressure from analysts reassessing the shares. Citigroup rating information
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was only $0.28 million, far below the $3.66 million analyst estimate and down 96.6% year over year. The $0.11-per-share loss was slightly better than the $0.12 consensus, but the revenue shortfall highlights the distance between manufacturing progress and meaningful sales. NuScale Power 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.