NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Sets New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday. The company traded as low as $7.20 and last traded at $7.2150, with a volume of 20,437,412 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $7.67.

NuScale Power News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Longer term, nuclear-energy demand could benefit from electricity consumption tied to artificial intelligence and data centers. Sector specialist Tim Rotolo described 2026 as a period of “digestion rather than deterioration,” suggesting that current weakness may reflect delayed project development rather than a collapse in the nuclear investment case. Nuclear Sector Outlook: Tim Rotolo on Headwinds, AI Demand & Catalysts

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price target for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $25.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $15.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Northland Securities set a $16.00 target price on NuScale Power in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Monday, September 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.96.

NuScale Power Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.47 and a beta of 2.36. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $8.97 and its 200-day moving average is $10.03.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13). The firm had revenue of $0.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 million. NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 3,888.70% and a negative return on equity of 35.59%. The firm’s revenue was down 99.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.11) EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.64 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at NuScale Power

In related news, CFO Robert Hamady sold 29,880 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,166,566.65. The trade was a 19.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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 company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.86, for a total value of $177,200.00. Following the sale, the director owned 17,242 shares in the company, valued at $152,764.12. The trade was a 53.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 88,651 shares of company stock valued at $791,270. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of NuScale Power by 157.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,970 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in NuScale Power by 1,940.3% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 2,309 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the second quarter worth $27,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the 2nd quarter worth about $92,000. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the 1st quarter worth about $94,000. 78.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NuScale Power Company Profile

NuScale Power Corporation develops small modular reactor (SMR) technology for the generation of carbon-free electricity and process heat. Its primary product is the VOYGR SMR power plant, which is based on the company’s proprietary pressurized light-water reactor design. The plants are intended to be built from factory-produced modules and can be configured for applications including utility-scale power generation, industrial heat, hydrogen production, and water desalination.

NuScale provides reactor technology, engineering and design support, licensing assistance, and services intended to help customers develop and deploy SMR facilities.