Traders Buy High Volume of NuScale Power Put Options (NYSE:SMR)

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Traders bought 145,933 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 36% compared to the typical daily volume of 107,254 put options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SMR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $21.00 price target on NuScale Power in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group set a $20.00 target price on NuScale Power in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Bank of America raised NuScale Power from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of NuScale Power from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Texas Capital raised shares of NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.42.

Key Stories Impacting NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Texas Capital upgraded NuScale to a “strong-buy,” providing some analyst support that may attract buyers. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A securities investigation has been launched by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd into potential violations involving NuScale, which typically raises legal and disclosure risk and can prompt selling pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: An analyst trimmed NuScale’s price target by $11, signaling reduced expectations for the stock and likely contributing to downward pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large put-option activity was recorded (145,933 puts, ~36% above typical put volume), indicating elevated bearish bets or hedging demand that can amplify near-term volatility and downside pressure.

NuScale Power Trading Down 7.6%

Shares of NYSE:SMR opened at $17.48 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a PE ratio of -6.11 and a beta of 2.12. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $31.43. NuScale Power has a 12-month low of $11.08 and a 12-month high of $57.42.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($1.85) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by ($1.74). NuScale Power had a negative return on equity of 51.27% and a negative net margin of 594.63%.The company had revenue of $8.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.29 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.18) earnings per share. NuScale Power’s revenue was up 1635.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NuScale Power will post -0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NuScale Power news, CFO Robert Ramsey Hamady sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.17, for a total transaction of $886,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 46,283 shares in the company, valued at $1,026,094.11. The trade was a 46.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuScale Power

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CX Institutional bought a new position in NuScale Power during the third quarter worth $25,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the third quarter worth $25,000. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power during the third quarter worth $25,000. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co bought a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Accredited Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. 78.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.