UBS Group Lowers NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Price Target to $13.00

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) had its price target cut by equities research analysts at UBS Group from $20.00 to $13.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 8.41% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms also recently commented on SMR. Texas Capital raised NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup lowered their target price on NuScale Power from $18.50 to $11.50 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on NuScale Power from $55.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. 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 note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded NuScale Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.88.

NuScale Power Stock Performance

Shares of NuScale Power stock opened at $11.99 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.15 and a beta of 2.19. NuScale Power has a 1 year low of $11.08 and a 1 year high of $57.42. The company’s fifty day moving average is $15.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.88.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 million. As a group, equities analysts expect that NuScale Power will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO John Lawrence Hopkins sold 82,667 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 transaction of $1,010,190.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 117,018 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,429,959.96. The trade was a 41.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $274,681.16. Following the sale, the insider owned 132,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,623,451.44. The trade was a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, 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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SMR. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in NuScale Power by 117.8% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,515,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,176,000 after acquiring an additional 6,227,747 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in NuScale Power by 40.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,545,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,273,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,254 shares during the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. acquired a new position in NuScale Power during the third quarter worth about $155,616,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NuScale Power in the fourth quarter valued at about $48,993,000. Finally, Samsung C&T Corp lifted its holdings in shares of NuScale Power by 98.9% in the third quarter. Samsung C&T Corp now owns 5,185,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,689,000 after purchasing an additional 2,578,702 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.37% of the company’s stock.

More NuScale Power News

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

• Positive Sentiment: NuScale announced a strategic partnership with Ebara Elliott Energy to test its NPM small modular reactors to power petrochemical plant steam compressors — a tangible commercialization pilot that could lead to industrial contracts if successful. BusinessWire: Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Some bullish commentary (Seeking Alpha upgrade) argues SMR may be forming a “washed-out” bottom and highlights NuScale’s NRC design certification and liquidity as reasons for speculative upside over the long run. Seeking Alpha: Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst writeups note potential demand from AI data centers for reliable, low-carbon baseload power — a possible growth avenue but one that depends on project execution, long-term PPAs and funding. Zacks: AI Data Centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context pieces (e.g., Oklo coverage) underscore that alternative SMR approaches are advancing; this raises both competitive risk and validation for SMR technologies overall. Yahoo: Oklo
• Negative Sentiment: Numerous securities class-action filings and repeated law-firm investor alerts (lead‑plaintiff deadline April 20, 2026) have created a significant legal overhang. Multiple firms (Rosen, Bragar, Glancy, Bernstein, Pomerantz, BFA, Levi & Korsinsky, et al.) are soliciting plaintiffs over alleged disclosures tied to a prior stock drop — this increases litigation risk, management distraction and potential liability. GlobeNewswire: Rosen alert GlobeNewswire: BFA court notice
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $20 to $13 and kept a neutral rating, lowering near‑term analyst-driven upside — a concrete downward revision of expectations that can weigh on sentiment and price. Benzinga: UBS PT cut

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.