NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Shares Up 3.8% – Here’s Why

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) shot up 3.8% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $12.70 and last traded at $12.4250. 22,180,023 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 17% from the average session volume of 26,830,289 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.97.

Key Headlines Impacting NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sector momentum: Nuclear stocks have drawn fresh attention this morning, lifting NuScale alongside peers—coverage notes NuScale climbing as the sector gets bid, which can support short-term price strength. Oklo Surges / NuScale Climbs
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term opportunity commentary: A Motley Fool piece highlights positive long‑term potential for NuScale but cautions that significant execution and commercialization work remains—useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Could Buying NuScale Power Today Set You Up for Life?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities class-action filings and plaintiff‑solicitation notices: Several law firms have announced class actions or investor alerts alleging misrepresentations about ENTRA1 and the company’s commercialization strategy; these filings cite large past share declines and name April 20, 2026 as the lead‑plaintiff deadline—this creates legal overhang, potential liability, and heightened volatility for SMR. Links: Bleichmar/Further suit coverage and alerts. Bleichmar Fonti & Auld Alert Kessler Topaz Alert Bernstein Liebhard Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Broad law‑firm solicitations/reminders: Multiple firms (Rosen, Faruqi, Portnoy, Bronstein, Frank R. Cruz, Gross Law Firm, etc.) are circulating investor alerts and deadline reminders—this amplifies the class‑action narrative and could increase legal costs, management distraction, and selling pressure if more claimants join. Representative link. Kessler Topaz / PR Newswire
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/commentary warning: Seeking Alpha warns against “bottom‑fishing” NuScale given unresolved execution and disclosure questions—signals that some market participants view current levels as risky until legal and program clarity arrives. Seeking Alpha Caution

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on NuScale Power from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. TD Cowen cut NuScale Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on NuScale Power from $55.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America raised NuScale Power from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reduced their price target on NuScale Power from $38.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NuScale Power presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.42.

NuScale Power Trading Up 3.8%

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $16.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.21. The company has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.30 and a beta of 2.20.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by ($0.70). NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 1,130.26% and a negative return on equity of 55.23%. The firm had revenue of $1.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at NuScale Power

In other NuScale Power news, CEO John Lawrence Hopkins sold 82,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $1,010,190.74. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 117,018 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,429,959.96. This represents a 41.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $274,681.16. Following the transaction, the insider owned 132,852 shares in the company, valued at $1,623,451.44. The trade was a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 635,610 shares of company stock worth $8,198,439 in the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SMR. CX Institutional purchased a new stake in shares of NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new position in NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power in the third quarter worth $25,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 1,550.9% in the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in NuScale Power during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. 78.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.