NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Stock Price Up 5.6% – Here’s What Happened

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) rose 5.6% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $10.92 and last traded at $10.8280. Approximately 19,288,610 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 25% from the average daily volume of 25,601,531 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.25.

Key Stories Impacting NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale announced an alliance with Ebara Elliott to test pairing its SMRs with petrochemical facilities to supply industrial process heat — a potential new commercial use case that could broaden revenue streams if scaled. NuScale Alliance With Ebara Elliott Tests New Industrial Heat Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/sector commentary frames the nuclear pullback as a longer-term buying opportunity given rising power demand and strategic interest in SMR technology — a thematic positive for SMR if execution improves. Nuclear’s Pullback: A Generational Buying Opportunity?
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry peers and small-cap SMR-related vendors (e.g., Aegis Critical Energy) are advancing hybrid-energy and SMR programs — positive for ecosystem development but not an immediate revenue driver for NuScale. Aegis Critical Energy Announces Leadership Appointments and Strategic Advancement
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple national plaintiff firms have filed or publicized class actions and deadlines alleging securities fraud (class period May 13–Nov 6/10, 2025) and are seeking lead plaintiffs — this creates litigation risk, potential damages exposure, distraction for management, and an ongoing overhang that is pressuring the stock. Representative notices have been issued by Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Bernstein Liebhard, Pomerantz, Berger Montague, Faruqi & Faruqi and others. Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman Class Action Notice Bernstein Liebhard Reminder Pomerantz Investor Alert

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on SMR shares. Citigroup decreased their price objective on NuScale Power from $18.50 to $11.50 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Northland Securities raised NuScale Power from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $20.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Texas Capital raised shares of NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, B. Riley Financial dropped their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $38.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.88.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.50 and a beta of 2.27. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $14.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.24.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) EPS 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 company had revenue of $1.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Jose N. Reyes, Jr. sold 25,951 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $317,121.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 268,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,275,949.82. The trade was a 8.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $274,681.16. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 132,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,623,451.44. This trade represents a 14.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 635,610 shares of company stock worth $8,198,439. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 623.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 457,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,475,000 after buying an additional 394,065 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in NuScale Power by 37.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after buying an additional 10,244 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in NuScale Power in the first quarter valued at about $390,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in NuScale Power by 9.1% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 16,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 1,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in NuScale Power by 1,220.7% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,845,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,127,000 after acquiring an additional 1,705,411 shares in the last quarter. 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.