NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Upgraded by Northland Capmk to "Hold" Rating

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR - Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at Northland Capmk to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for NuScale Power's Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.47) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.51) EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on SMR. Northland Securities initiated coverage on NuScale Power in a research report on Monday. They set a "market perform" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group raised their price target on NuScale Power from $17.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $24.00 price target on shares of NuScale Power and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. BTIG Research cut NuScale Power from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, CLSA set a $41.00 price target on NuScale Power and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NuScale Power has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $32.00.

NuScale Power Price Performance

SMR stock traded up $0.77 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $36.79. The stock had a trading volume of 4,467,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,888,353. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.46 billion, a PE ratio of -26.67 and a beta of 2.04. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.26. NuScale Power has a fifty-two week low of $6.88 and a fifty-two week high of $45.31.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.17) by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $13.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.46 million. NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 273.36% and a positive return on equity of 0.09%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NuScale Power will post -0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other NuScale Power news, VP Jacqueline F. Engel sold 1,565 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.94, for a total transaction of $26,511.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 1,218 shares in the company, valued at $20,632.92. The trade was a 56.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 10,019 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.78, for a total value of $168,118.82. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 86,965 shares in the company, valued at $1,459,272.70. This trade represents a 10.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 95,278 shares of company stock worth $1,786,990. 1.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in NuScale Power by 84.5% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 784 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in NuScale Power during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $69,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NuScale Power during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in NuScale Power during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. 78.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs.