NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.84 EPS

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.91) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.84), FiscalAI reports.

NET Power Price Performance

NYSE:NPWR opened at $1.95 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.80. NET Power has a 1 year low of $1.35 and a 1 year high of $5.20. The company has a market capitalization of $436.49 million, a P/E ratio of -0.30 and a beta of 1.07.

Trending Headlines about NET Power

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

• Neutral Sentiment: NET Power provided its second-quarter 2026 results and business update. The earnings-call transcript may offer additional details on the company’s project pipeline, commercialization plans and financial outlook, but no specific new catalyst was identified in the supplied report. Net Power Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results and Provides Business Update NET Power Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: The elevated trading volume suggests heightened investor attention following the earnings release and shareholder filings. NPWR was trading near $1.95, above its 50-day moving average of $1.60 but still below its 200-day moving average of $1.80 on a longer-term basis.
• Negative Sentiment: NET Power reported a second-quarter loss of $0.91 per share, substantially worse than analysts’ expected loss of $0.07. The $0.84-per-share miss highlights continued financial pressure and is the clearest fundamental negative in the latest news. NET Power Second-Quarter 2026 Earnings Release
• Negative Sentiment: Major shareholder 8 Rivers Capital sold a combined 757,100 shares from August 12 through August 14 for approximately $1.39 million. The transactions reduced its reported holdings by about 28.98% in the latest sale and may weigh on sentiment by signaling a significant reduction in exposure. 8 Rivers Capital SEC Ownership Filing

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on NPWR shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NET Power from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NET Power from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder 8 Rivers Capital, Llc sold 507,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.95, for a total transaction of $988,845.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,242,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,423,655. This represents a 28.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders sold 1,512,958 shares of company stock valued at $2,526,729 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NET Power

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NPWR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in NET Power by 48.7% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 16,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 5,255 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of NET Power by 44.9% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 5,739 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of NET Power by 14.6% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 54,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 6,970 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its position in shares of NET Power by 17.8% in the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 46,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after purchasing an additional 7,002 shares during the period. Finally, Sig Brokerage LP lifted its stake in shares of NET Power by 50.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sig Brokerage LP now owns 24,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 8,130 shares in the last quarter. 53.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About NET Power

NET Power, Inc is an energy technology company focused on developing and commercializing power generation plants that burn natural gas and other fuels with near-zero carbon emissions. The company’s core innovation is the proprietary Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, a supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle that captures all carbon dioxide produced during combustion without the need for separate carbon capture systems. By integrating gas combustion, heat exchange and carbon dioxide separation into a single closed-loop process, NET Power aims to deliver baseload power with efficiencies and emissions profiles competitive with conventional and renewable generation sources.

Since demonstrating its first full-scale Allam-Cycle facility in La Porte, Texas, NET Power has moved from pilot operation toward commercial deployment.