NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Trading 8.2% Higher – What’s Next?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s stock price shot up 8.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $9.95 and last traded at $9.9370. 25,694,027 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 15% from the average daily volume of 30,382,775 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.18.

NuScale Power News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale’s proposed partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority could create licensing, engineering and equipment opportunities connected to as much as 6 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity. Converting the opportunity into contracts would materially improve the company’s growth outlook. Can NuScale’s TVA Opportunity Unlock Its Next Growth Phase?
• Positive Sentiment: Management is emphasizing commercial readiness and reported a $1.9 billion liquidity boost, giving NuScale more financial flexibility to advance projects, licensing and manufacturing plans. NuScale Power Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators point to NuScale’s regulatory progress, conventional-fuel design and potentially repeatable manufacturing model as advantages that could make its technology a foundational platform for the next nuclear-energy buildout. NuScale Could Become the Standard Platform for Nuclear Energy
• Positive Sentiment: NuScale, Curio and Framatome signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate nuclear-fuel solutions, potentially strengthening the company’s fuel-supply and technology ecosystem. NuScale Power, Curio, Framatome Sign MOU
• Neutral Sentiment: An analyst raised NuScale’s third-quarter EPS estimate, a modestly favorable change, although the company remains loss-making and revenue visibility is limited. Q3 EPS Estimate for NuScale Power Increased
• Neutral Sentiment: A potential Westinghouse IPO could increase investor attention toward nuclear stocks, including NuScale, but it would also give investors another public nuclear-energy company for comparison. A Westinghouse IPO Could Reset the Nuclear Stock Conversation
• Negative Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada issued a pessimistic price forecast, underscoring concerns that NuScale’s valuation already reflects substantial future success. Royal Bank of Canada Issues Pessimistic Forecast for NuScale Power
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary highlights the key risk: NuScale’s rich valuation requires major project opportunities, such as TVA, to convert into binding contracts. The company’s weak revenue and ongoing losses increase the consequences of delays. Can NuScale’s Commercial Potential Justify Its Valuation?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Northland Securities set a $16.00 target price on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Thursday, August 6th. HSBC initiated coverage on shares of NuScale Power in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $13.00 price target for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $25.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $7.50 to $6.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on NuScale Power in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.81.

NuScale Power Trading Up 3.0%

The business has a 50-day moving average of $9.49 and a 200 day moving average of $11.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of -3.37 and a beta of 2.26.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13). The firm had revenue of $0.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.80 million. NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 35.59% and a negative net margin of 3,888.70%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 99.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.11) earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at NuScale Power

In other news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 18,771 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.36, for a total value of $175,696.56. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 114,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,073,760.48. This represents a 14.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in NuScale Power by 1,550.9% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 1,940.3% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 2,309 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Strategic Advocates LLC increased its position in shares of NuScale Power by 233.0% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 2,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. increased its position in shares of NuScale Power by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 2,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. 78.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About NuScale Power

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.