NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Shares Down 8% – What’s Next?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s stock price fell 8% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $8.07 and last traded at $8.1030. 34,737,590 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 14% from the average session volume of 30,418,039 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.81.

NuScale Power News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and recent articles highlighted NuScale’s regulatory lead, approved technology, and about $1 billion in liquidity, which could support future project execution if management converts the pipeline into signed contracts. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage also emphasized rising nuclear demand and NuScale’s U.S. and Romania project pipeline, which keeps the long-term growth thesis intact if funding hurdles can be overcome. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Some investors may take encouragement from the valuation reset, which has made SMR look less expensive than before after a steep share-price decline. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts reportedly assigned NuScale an average price target of $15.46, suggesting meaningful upside from current levels, but that target still depends on execution rather than any near-term operational inflection. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The main concern remains weak revenue, missed expectations, and continued losses, underscoring that NuScale has not yet proven it can monetize its technology at scale. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are still worried about financing risk and dilution, since multiple reports said project funding and capital needs will be decisive for whether the company can turn its pipeline into revenue. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent comparisons with other nuclear names, plus articles noting NuScale’s sharp year-to-date and one-year decline, reinforce the market’s skepticism about near-term commercial traction. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on SMR. Citigroup reissued a “sell” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Wednesday. B. Riley Financial lowered their price target on NuScale Power from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial began coverage on NuScale Power in a research note on Monday, July 13th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company. Northland Securities set a $19.00 price objective on NuScale Power in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $9.00 price objective on NuScale Power in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NuScale Power has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.15.

NuScale Power Trading Down 8.0%

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.77 and a beta of 2.24.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $0.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.00 million. NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 2,066.55% and a negative return on equity of 48.88%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 95.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of NuScale Power by 35.0% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 822,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,659,000 after purchasing an additional 213,329 shares during the period. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 36.3% during the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,502,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,285,000 after buying an additional 400,240 shares during the last quarter. Caz Investments LP grew its stake in NuScale Power by 10,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Caz Investments LP now owns 101,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Seven Grand Managers LLC acquired a new position in NuScale Power during the fourth quarter worth $1,771,000. Finally, RPG Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power during the fourth quarter worth $10,925,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

NuScale Power Company 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.