Carl Fisher Sells 18,771 Shares of NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Stock

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) COO Carl Fisher sold 18,771 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.36, for a total value of $175,696.56. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 114,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,073,760.48. The trade was a 14.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

NuScale Power Trading Up 3.6%

SMR stock opened at $9.81 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.93. NuScale Power Corporation has a 1-year low of $7.21 and a 1-year high of $57.42. The stock has a market cap of $3.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.36 and a beta of 2.26.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13). NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 46.91% and a negative net margin of 3,888.70%.The firm had revenue of $0.07 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.80 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.11) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 99.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SMR. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $7.50 to $6.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. B. Riley Financial dropped their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $25.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $9.00 price target on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.12.

NuScale Power News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management emphasized discussions with the Tennessee Valley Authority and near-term deployment readiness. Approved reactor designs, available fuel, qualified suppliers and approximately $1.9 billion in liquidity could help NuScale advance projects despite limited current revenue. SMR Q2 Earnings Call Focuses on TVA and Deployment Readiness
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale, Curio and Framatome signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate fuel recycling, manufacturing and other advanced nuclear-fuel-cycle technologies. The agreement may strengthen NuScale’s long-term commercialization prospects and address fuel-supply needs for future reactors. Curio, NuScale Power, and Framatome Sign Strategic MOU
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities maintained its Buy rating, while Canaccord Genuity retained a Buy rating despite reducing its price target from $25 to $15. The continued bullish ratings reflect confidence in future reactor deployments, though the lower target signals a more cautious valuation view. Northland Securities Keeps Buy Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains mixed. Several firms are neutral, and the reported consensus rating is Hold with an average target near $14.12. This suggests potential upside, but also substantial uncertainty around execution and timing. Analysts Are Neutral on NuScale Power
• Neutral Sentiment: COO Carl Fisher sold 18,771 shares worth approximately $176,000 to cover tax withholding on vested equity awards. Because the transaction was tax-related, it may have limited bearish significance, although his direct ownership fell 14.06%. SEC insider transaction filing
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue plunged about 99% year over year to roughly $70,000–$80,000, far below the $8.8 million estimate, as RoPower-related work wound down. The $0.13-per-share loss met expectations, but the revenue miss highlights commercialization-timing risk and continuing operating losses. SMR Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup lowered its price target from $7.50 to $6.50 and maintained a Sell rating, implying that current fundamentals do not yet justify the stock’s valuation. Citigroup price-target update

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in NuScale Power by 40.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,545,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,273,000 after purchasing an additional 4,482,254 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 117.8% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,515,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,176,000 after purchasing an additional 6,227,747 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of NuScale Power in the first quarter valued at approximately $59,141,000. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of NuScale Power by 81.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,277,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,788,000 after purchasing an additional 2,361,532 shares during the period. Finally, Samsung C&T Corp lifted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 98.9% during the 3rd quarter. Samsung C&T Corp now owns 5,185,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,689,000 after buying an additional 2,578,702 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

About NuScale Power

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.