NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Stock Price Down 3.2% After Analyst Downgrade

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) shares were down 3.2% during trading on Wednesday after UBS Group lowered their price target on the stock from $20.00 to $13.00. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the stock. NuScale Power traded as low as $11.97 and last traded at $12.0440. Approximately 15,620,218 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 41% from the average daily volume of 26,548,131 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.44.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on SMR. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on NuScale Power from $20.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $18.50 to $11.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $45.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Northland Securities upgraded shares of NuScale Power from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Monday, December 29th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.88.

Insider Activity

In other NuScale Power news, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $274,681.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 132,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,623,451.44. This represents a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 22,197 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $271,247.34. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 140,141 shares in the company, valued at $1,712,523.02. This trade represents a 13.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 635,610 shares of company stock valued at $8,198,439 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about NuScale Power

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.)

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new position in NuScale Power during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 1,550.9% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. 78.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NuScale Power Trading Down 3.2%

The stock has a market cap of $3.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.17 and a beta of 2.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $15.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.97.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by ($0.70). The firm had revenue of $1.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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, analysts predict that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current year.

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.