NuScale Power Corporation $SMR Shares Purchased by Canal Insurance CO

Canal Insurance CO raised its position in shares of NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) by 34.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 232,890 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,000 shares during the period. Canal Insurance CO’s holdings in NuScale Power were worth $3,300,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 40.5% in the 4th 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 period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 22.6% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,310,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,195,000 after acquiring an additional 1,346,796 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 67.2% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,287,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,362,000 after acquiring an additional 2,125,250 shares during the period. Samsung C&T Corp lifted its stake in shares of NuScale Power by 98.9% in the 3rd quarter. Samsung C&T Corp now owns 5,185,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,689,000 after acquiring an additional 2,578,702 shares during the period. Finally, Clear Street Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NuScale Power in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $155,616,000. 78.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at NuScale Power

In related news, Director Corp Fluor sold 13,500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.81, for a total transaction of $159,435,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Clayton Scott sold 22,478 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total transaction of $274,681.16. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 132,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,623,451.44. This represents a 14.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 40,572,082 shares of company stock valued at $481,029,608. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $55.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Texas Capital raised shares of NuScale Power to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $20.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Bank of America raised shares of 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, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of NuScale Power from $20.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.77.

Key Headlines Impacting NuScale Power

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds from peers could lift sentiment for NuScale: Vistra’s strong quarter and reaffirmed guidance helped nuclear names rebound intraday, which can improve investor interest in SMR as a nuclear-play exposure. S&P 500 Nuclear Play Vistra Pops Above Key Level On Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory wins for other small-modular reactor / advanced-nuclear companies (e.g., Oklo’s NRC approval for Aurora) are drawing investor attention to the sector and could indirectly benefit NuScale’s narrative and multiple over time. Oklo Advances 12% on NRC Aurora Approval
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentary are re-assessing NuScale’s valuation after recent share momentum; a one-month recovery is noted but longer-term returns remain negative — this frames investor debate between growth narrative vs. valuation risk. Assessing NuScale Power (SMR) Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-earnings coverage flagged Q1 as a key report to watch, so some of today’s volume reflected positioning ahead of the release. Earnings To Watch: NuScale Power Corp (SMR) Reports Q1 2026 Result
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 results disappointed investors: SMR reported ($0.14) EPS vs. consensus ($0.11) and revenue of roughly $0.56–$0.57M versus ~$7M expected — a clear top- and bottom-line miss that pressured the stock. NuScale Shares Sink After Q1 Report — Here’s Why
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s press release and slides confirm the weak metrics and show very negative net margin and return-on-equity metrics, reinforcing near-term profitability concerns and explaining the share decline and elevated trading volume. NuScale Q1 Press Release / Slide Deck

NuScale Power Price Performance

SMR stock opened at $12.52 on Friday. NuScale Power Corporation has a 12 month low of $8.85 and a 12 month high of $57.42. The firm has a market cap of $4.23 billion, a PE ratio of -4.33 and a beta of 2.24. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.11.

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by ($0.03). 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 $0.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.00 million. NuScale Power’s revenue was down 95.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NuScale Power Corporation will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current year.

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.