Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR – Free Report) by 16.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 472,211 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 65,432 shares during the quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC owned about 0.16% of NuScale Power worth $6,691,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in NuScale Power during the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,347,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its holdings in NuScale Power by 686.9% in the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 184,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,646,000 after buying an additional 161,149 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in NuScale Power by 103.4% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 609,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,940,000 after buying an additional 309,810 shares during the last quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC bought a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the third quarter worth approximately $2,350,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 22.6% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,310,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,195,000 after buying an additional 1,346,796 shares in the last quarter. 78.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $60.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of NuScale Power in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays cut their target price on 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. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on NuScale Power from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Northland Securities upgraded NuScale Power from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. One research 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NuScale Power has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.88.
NuScale Power Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:SMR opened at $10.29 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.56 and a beta of 2.20. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.68. NuScale Power Corporation has a 52-week low of $10.15 and a 52-week high of $57.42.
NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.80) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $8.76 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
More NuScale Power News
Here are the key news stories impacting NuScale Power this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Included on a list of “14 Best Energy Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts,” highlighting NuScale’s small modular reactor tech and long-term addressable market—this is bullish for long-term narrative and institutional interest. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: The Motley Fool published a feature weighing NuScale’s long-term upside from nuclear demand against execution, financing, and commercialization risks — useful for investors assessing asymmetric upside but not an immediate catalyst. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs in securities class actions alleging material misstatements/omissions about NuScale’s commercialization strategy for its reactor projects; the filings follow a prior steep share decline and create potential legal exposure, distraction, and litigation costs. Representative filing notice: Kessler Topaz. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Numerous investor-alerts and lead-plaintiff solicitations (Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Bernstein Liebhard, Pomerantz, Faruqi, Rosen, Gross, and others) are circulating; they emphasize the April 20, 2026 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status—expect continued negative headlines and potential trading volatility while these matters progress. Example notice: BFA Law. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Underlying fundamentals remain challenged: the company’s Feb. 26 quarter showed a significant EPS miss, very low revenue, and negative margins/ROE—factors that amplify investor concerns about execution and cash needs amid legal risks (see analyst / press commentary). Article Title
Insider Activity at NuScale Power
In other NuScale Power news, COO Carl M. Fisher sold 22,197 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,712,523.02. This represents a 13.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CTO Jose N. Reyes, Jr. sold 25,951 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $317,121.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 268,081 shares in the company, valued at $3,275,949.82. The trade was a 8.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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.
NuScale Power 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.
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