Insider Selling: NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) Insider Sells $274,681.16 in Stock

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) 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 directly owned 132,852 shares in the company, valued at $1,623,451.44. This trade represents a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

NuScale Power Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of SMR opened at $12.16 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $16.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.21 and a beta of 2.19. NuScale Power Corporation has a 1-year low of $11.08 and a 1-year high of $57.42.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last announced its 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). The firm had revenue of $1.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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, research analysts predict that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of NuScale Power

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMR. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of NuScale Power during the 4th quarter worth $3,169,000. Instrumental Wealth LLC bought a new stake in NuScale Power in the fourth quarter worth $231,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in NuScale Power in the fourth quarter worth $1,393,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its position in NuScale Power by 92.2% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in NuScale Power during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. 78.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SMR. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on NuScale Power from $20.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Zacks Research raised NuScale Power from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. B. Riley Financial lowered their target price on NuScale Power from $38.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on NuScale Power from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Texas Capital upgraded shares of NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NuScale Power presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.42.

Key Stories Impacting NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/idea pieces argue NuScale’s NRC design approval and first?mover position in small modular reactors make it a long?term play for baseload power and potential AI/data?center demand — supports a constructive narrative for investors. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The Motley Fool included NuScale among “2 Nuclear Energy Stocks to Buy in March,” which can boost retail interest and short?term demand from momentum investors. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analytical recap pieces reassessing valuation after recent volatility highlight both upside from commercialization prospects and downside from execution risk — useful context but mixed for immediate price direction. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple plaintiff law firms have filed or are soliciting clients in securities?class?action claims tied to disclosures about the ENTRA1 commercialization partnership; an April 20, 2026 lead?plaintiff deadline creates a legal/liability overhang. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — including a recent CFO sale (18,570 shares) and disclosures of other executive/director sales — is weighing on sentiment by suggesting insiders are reducing exposure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street pressure: recent price?target cuts (Goldman Sachs to $14; Citigroup to $11.50 with a sell call) compress near?term upside and can trigger follow?on selling. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Company fundamentals: recent quarterly results missed revenue and EPS expectations and the business remains unprofitable, which magnifies market sensitivity to execution, legal risk, and financing headlines (background; company filings).

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.