NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Trading Down 5.1% – Should You Sell?

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) shares were down 5.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $11.71 and last traded at $11.7450. Approximately 15,854,278 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 42% from the average daily volume of 27,322,871 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.38.

More NuScale Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: RoPower approved moving forward with Europe’s first SMR plant using NuScale’s technology and NuScale expanded its fuel-supply partnership with Framatome — this is the company’s first confirmed commercial deployment and strengthens its supply chain credibility, supporting the growth/valuation story. NuScale’s First Commercial SMR Deal Tests Valuation And Growth Story
• Neutral Sentiment: Options flow is mixed—some speculative positioning is visible but not decisively directional, indicating traders are weighing both the commercial news and legal risks. Mixed options sentiment in Nuscale Power Corp
• Negative Sentiment: A large wave of plaintiff-law firm notices and investor alerts announce a securities class action covering May 13–Nov 6, 2025 and the April 20, 2026 lead-plaintiff deadline — this creates legal overhang, potential damages exposure, and headline risk that can pressure the stock. ROSEN Law Firm Securities Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple prominent plaintiff firms (Robbins Geller, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Kessler Topaz, Pomerantz, Berger Montague, etc.) have filed/advertised actions or alerts—amplifying the litigation narrative and increasing the chance of costly discovery, settlements, or management distraction. Robbins Geller Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/valuation resets have trimmed NuScale’s fair value and price targets, reflecting elevated execution and funding risks despite project wins — this can cap upside until commercial contracts and financing are clearer. NuScale narrative & valuation resetting

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on NuScale Power from $55.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $18.50 to $11.50 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. B. Riley Financial dropped their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $38.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of NuScale Power from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NuScale Power presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.42.

NuScale Power Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.08 and a beta of 2.19. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $16.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.53.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 55.23% and a negative net margin of 1,130.26%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at NuScale Power

In other news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 22,197 shares of NuScale Power stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $271,247.34. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 140,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,712,523.02. This trade represents a 13.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 18,570 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $226,925.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 97,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,187,686.24. This represents a 16.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 635,610 shares of company stock worth $8,198,439. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 623.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 457,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,475,000 after acquiring an additional 394,065 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 37.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 10,244 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in NuScale Power during the 1st quarter worth approximately $390,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in NuScale Power by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 16,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 1,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in NuScale Power by 1,220.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,845,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,127,000 after purchasing an additional 1,705,411 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

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.