NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Trading Down 5.3% – Should You Sell?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) dropped 5.3% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $10.10 and last traded at $10.2650. Approximately 23,088,269 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 10% from the average daily volume of 25,563,127 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.84.

Trending Headlines about NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale formed an alliance with Ebara Elliott Energy to test using SMR reactors for industrial process heat in petrochemical settings — this expands potential revenue streams beyond power generation and demonstrates commercial use-case validation. NuScale Alliance With Ebara Elliott Tests New Industrial Heat Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Sector narrative: commentators argue the broader nuclear pullback could create a buying opportunity for reactor technology names like NuScale if demand for baseload and industrial heat grows, supporting a long-term growth thesis. Nuclear’s Pullback: A Generational Buying Opportunity?
• Neutral Sentiment: Mainstream coverage and comparison pieces (e.g., The Motley Fool, CNN) are exploring NuScale vs. peers and broader macro drivers; these provide context but are not immediate catalysts. NuScale Power vs. BWX Technologies CNN: NuScale Power Corporation Class A
• Negative Sentiment: A wave of securities-law firms has filed or solicited plaintiffs in class actions alleging misstatements/omissions tied to NuScale’s commercialization disclosures (class period cited: May 13–Nov 6, 2025). Multiple filings and investor reminders (with an April 20 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status) raise litigation risk, potential distraction, and short-term selling pressure. SMR Stock News: NuScale Power Investors Bring Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Recent investor notices from multiple plaintiff firms (Glancy Prongay, Bernstein Liebhard, Bronstein Gewirtz, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Berger Montague, etc.) amplify the legal headlines and may keep volatility elevated as investors assess potential damages and executive liability. Deadline Alert: Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter on NuScale Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/financial headwinds persist: the company previously reported a large quarterly EPS and revenue miss (significant negative margins and negative ROE), which remains a core reason for valuation skepticism and likely underpins sell-side caution. MarketBeat: NuScale Power trading and earnings summary

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays cut their price objective on NuScale Power from $45.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on NuScale Power from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $60.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. B. Riley Financial decreased their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $38.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Texas Capital upgraded shares of NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.88.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $13.82 and a 200-day moving average of $23.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.51 and a beta of 2.27.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by ($0.70). The company had revenue of $1.81 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.76 million. NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 1,130.26% and a negative return on equity of 55.23%. Equities analysts anticipate that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at NuScale Power

In related news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 22,197 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $271,247.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 140,141 shares in the company, valued at $1,712,523.02. This represents a 13.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 18,570 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $226,925.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 97,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,187,686.24. This trade represents a 16.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 635,610 shares of company stock worth $8,198,439 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in NuScale Power by 40.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,545,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,273,000 after buying an additional 4,482,254 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 117.8% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,515,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,176,000 after buying an additional 6,227,747 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 22.6% during the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,310,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,195,000 after buying an additional 1,346,796 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 81.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,277,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,788,000 after acquiring an additional 2,361,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Samsung C&T Corp raised its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 98.9% during the third quarter. Samsung C&T Corp now owns 5,185,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,689,000 after acquiring an additional 2,578,702 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.