Top Nuclear Stocks To Follow Now - August 5th

Key Points

• The top nuclear stocks to watch include Oklo, Berkshire Hathaway, GE Vernova, Vistra, BWX Technologies, Constellation Energy, and NuScale Power, which have shown the highest trading volumes recently.
• Oklo Inc. has recently seen a significant increase in trading, reaching a price of $84.24 with a market capitalization of $11.75 billion.
• Berkshire Hathaway's stock is currently trading at $466.26, with a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion and a notable P/E ratio of 12.44.

Oklo, Berkshire Hathaway, GE Vernova, Vistra, BWX Technologies, Constellation Energy, and NuScale Power are the seven Nuclear stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Nuclear stocks are the total inventories of nuclear weapons and weapons-grade fissile materials (uranium and plutonium) held by a state, encompassing operational warheads, reserve or retired warheads awaiting dismantlement, and unassembled fissile cores. These stockpiles are managed under strict national security controls and regulated by international arms-control treaties to prevent proliferation and advance disarmament. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Nuclear stocks within the last several days.

Oklo (OKLO)

Oklo Inc. designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

NYSE:OKLO traded up $7.83 on Tuesday, reaching $84.24. The stock had a trading volume of 18,367,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,317,088. Oklo has a 1-year low of $5.35 and a 1-year high of $85.20. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.91. The company has a market capitalization of $11.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.55 and a beta of 0.60.

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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Shares of BRK.B traded up $7.15 on Tuesday, reaching $466.26. 2,967,605 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,889,121. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12 month low of $415.10 and a 12 month high of $542.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 12.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $484.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $497.04.

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GE Vernova (GEV)

GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions.

NYSE:GEV traded down $6.63 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $656.14. The stock had a trading volume of 1,379,069 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,646,938. GE Vernova has a one year low of $160.00 and a one year high of $677.29. The company has a market cap of $178.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 158.09, a P/E/G ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 1.90. The business's 50 day moving average is $534.36 and its 200-day moving average is $417.97.

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Vistra (VST)

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.

Shares of VST stock traded down $3.32 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $210.74. 2,718,451 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,310,916. The business has a 50 day moving average of $185.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.53. Vistra has a 52 week low of $70.00 and a 52 week high of $216.85. The company has a market capitalization of $71.51 billion, a PE ratio of 33.15, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.30.

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BWX Technologies (BWXT)

BWX Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers.

Shares of NYSE BWXT traded up $29.16 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $183.67. 2,979,918 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,110,047. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $139.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $117.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 0.73. BWX Technologies has a twelve month low of $84.21 and a twelve month high of $189.25.

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Constellation Energy (CEG)

Constellation Energy Corporation generates and sells electricity in the United States. It operates through five segments: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, ERCOT, and Other Power Regions. The company sells natural gas, energy-related products, and sustainable solutions. It has approximately 33,094 megawatts of generating capacity consisting of nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas, and hydroelectric assets.

Shares of NASDAQ:CEG traded down $9.80 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $345.09. The stock had a trading volume of 1,552,414 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,837,131. The company has a market capitalization of $108.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company's 50-day moving average price is $314.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $275.00. Constellation Energy has a fifty-two week low of $161.35 and a fifty-two week high of $357.00.

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NuScale Power (SMR)

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.

Shares of SMR stock traded up $2.25 on Tuesday, hitting $45.63. The stock had a trading volume of 11,512,890 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,502,888. The stock has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.29 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a 50 day moving average of $40.03 and a 200 day moving average of $26.47. NuScale Power has a 12-month low of $6.88 and a 12-month high of $53.50.

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