Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR) Trading Up 10.3% – Here’s Why

Shares of Terrestrial Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:IMSR) were up 10.3% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $5.57 and last traded at $5.6790. Approximately 241,705 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 2,522,572 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on IMSR shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Terrestrial Energy in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Terrestrial Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.50.

Terrestrial Energy Stock Up 9.8%

The firm has a market capitalization of $599.03 million, a P/E ratio of -29.76 and a beta of 2.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $5.49 and a 200-day moving average of $6.55.

Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.01. Sell-side analysts predict that Terrestrial Energy Inc. will post -0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Terrestrial Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Terrestrial Energy in the second quarter valued at $106,000. Flax Pond Capital LLC bought a new stake in Terrestrial Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $96,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Terrestrial Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $120,000. California State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Terrestrial Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $188,000. Finally, Swiss National Bank bought a new position in shares of Terrestrial Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $340,000.

About Terrestrial Energy

Terrestrial Energy (Nasdaq: IMSR) is a developer of Generation IV nuclear plants that use its proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The IMSR captures the operating benefits of molten salt reactor technology in a plant design that prioritizes capital efficiency, cost reduction, versatility and functionality of nuclear energy supply.

IMSR plants are designed to be small and modular for distributed supply of low-cost, reliable, dispatchable, clean, high-temperature industrial heat and electricity, extending the application of nuclear energy beyond electric power markets to industrial applications such as petrochemical and chemical synthesis and data center operation.