NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Price Target Cut to $13.00 by Analysts at UBS Group

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) had its target price trimmed by UBS Group from $20.00 to $13.00 in a research report report published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

SMR has been the topic of a number of other reports. 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. TD Cowen cut shares of NuScale Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Northland Securities upgraded NuScale Power from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of NuScale Power from $60.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded NuScale Power from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, January 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.88.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SMR opened at $12.04 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $15.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.97. NuScale Power has a 1 year low of $11.08 and a 1 year high of $57.42. The company has a market capitalization of $3.59 billion, a PE ratio of -4.17 and a beta of 2.19.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last posted its 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). NuScale Power had a negative net margin of 1,130.26% and a negative return on equity of 55.23%. The business had revenue of $1.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 million. On average, equities analysts expect that NuScale Power will post -0.73 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 22,197 shares of the business’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 transaction, the chief operating officer owned 140,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,712,523.02. The trade was a 13.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO John Lawrence Hopkins sold 82,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $1,010,190.74. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 117,018 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,429,959.96. This represents a 41.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 635,610 shares of company stock valued at $8,198,439. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMR. Royal Bank of Canada boosted 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 valued at $6,475,000 after acquiring an additional 394,065 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 37.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after acquiring an additional 10,244 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in NuScale Power in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $390,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 9.1% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 16,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 1,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 1,220.7% during 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 worth $26,127,000 after purchasing an additional 1,705,411 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

Key NuScale Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentary highlight a new end-market opportunity: NuScale is marketing its modular reactors to power AI data centers, which could be a multi-year revenue growth avenue if NuScale secures power purchase agreements and executes projects reliably. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Some bullish investors see a deep value setup after the big 2025 sell-off: a Seeking Alpha upgrade argues NuScale’s NRC-certified SMR technology and ~ $1B of liquidity improve long-term optionality. Execution risk remains. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $20 to $13 and assigned a “neutral” rating — a meaningful reduction in upside expectations that may limit near-term buying interest. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators remain divided: another Seeking Alpha piece urges caution versus “bottom fishing,” underscoring high volatility and execution risk even as structural demand drivers exist. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or issued investor-alerts around a securities class action tied to disclosures from May 13–Nov 6, 2025 and investors face an April 20, 2026 lead-plaintiff deadline — increased litigation risk and settlement uncertainty weigh on sentiment. Representative notices: Read More., Read More., Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some filings specifically allege misstatements around ENTRA1 and name senior executives as potential individual defendants (Section 20(a) claims), which raises the possibility of larger damages exposure and executive-level distraction. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals remain weak near term: NuScale reported a significant quarterly EPS miss in February with very low revenue, a large negative net margin and negative ROE — reminders that commercialization and cash generation are still future events. (See company filings and prior earnings release summaries.)

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.