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SMR·NuScale Power Corporation

$8.27
-0.77 (-8.52%)
After Hours
High
$9.21
Open
$9.07
Market Cap
3.66B
52W High
$57.42
Low
$8.21
P. Close
$8.27
P/E
-
52W Low
$7.21
Fwd P/E
-13.75
DailyIQ Est.
$11.88
Inst. Ownership
2.3%
Short Interest
14.82%
Days to Cover
1.7
Technical Score (1D)
41
SELL
News Sentiment
62
BULLISH
The House’s passage of the Ratepayers Protection Act just 16 hours ago has lifted NuScale Power’s shares by almost 9 percent, as the bill reallocates electricity cost responsibility from consumers to large data‑center operators, positioning nuclear as a clean, reliable power source for AI workloads. This legislative win signals that SMR could become a preferred dedicated partner for future data‑center expansions, boosting investor confidence in the company’s growth prospects over the next ten trading days. The market’s reaction also reflects a broader shift in sentiment toward nuclear as a low‑carbon solution for the burgeoning AI sector, which could drive demand for SMR deployments in the near term. However, the cancellation of Holtec International’s $900 million IPO 22 hours ago underscores lingering uncertainty in the SMR space, as the company’s planned use of proceeds to restart a Michigan plant and pursue SMR development was halted amid a market downturn tied to AI data‑center sentiment. This development highlights that SMR investors remain sensitive to broader market cycles and the perceived link between nuclear power and data‑center demand. The juxtaposition of a favorable regulatory environment with a high‑profile capital‑raising setback suggests that SMR’s trajectory will hinge on how quickly data‑center operators adopt nuclear power and whether the industry can sustain momentum in the face of broader market volatility. Watch for the next congressional actions on energy subsidies and any announcements from data‑center operators about power sourcing, as these will be key drivers of SMR’s short‑term performance.
Earnings Summary
NuScale Power Corporation specializes in advanced modular nuclear reactors, offering the NuScale Power Module that generates 77 MW of clean electricity; the company operates within the specialty industrial machinery sector of the broader energy industry. In Q4 2024, the firm posted a $34.2 million revenue run‑rate but a $0.77 per share loss, while Q1 2025 saw a sharp revenue decline to $13.4 million and a modest $0.11 loss, indicating a steep contraction in top line activity and a narrowing margin of loss. The subsequent quarters of 2025 and 2026 continued this downward trend: Q2 2025 revenue fell to $8.05 million with a $0.13 loss, Q3 2025 revenue rose slightly to $8.24 million but the loss widened to $1.85, and Q4 2025 revenue dropped to $1.81 million with a $0.80 loss. In Q1 2026 revenue plunged to $0.57 million and the loss remained at $0.14, followed by a $0.08 million revenue in Q2 2026 and a $0.13 loss. Across these eight quarters, revenue has been volatile and generally declining, while losses have remained consistently negative, with no quarter beating analyst expectations for earnings. Historically, the company has struggled to convert its high‑capital technology into revenue, with YoY growth oscillating between modest gains and steep declines, and a pattern of missing EPS estimates in every quarter where data is available. Recent news highlights the absence of any signed customer contracts, a $75,000 revenue figure in Q2 2026, and a UBS downgrade citing a projected $95 million EBITDA shortfall, underscoring the firm’s high cash burn and uncertain path to commercial deployment. Investors should watch for any new licensing agreements or regulatory approvals that could provide a tangible revenue base, as well as updates on customer outreach or financing arrangements; key will be whether NuScale can secure a first‑customer contract or a partnership that translates into a measurable revenue stream in the next reporting period.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-2.11$-1.55$-0.98$-0.42$0.15Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$-0.12 - -
Q2'26$-0.13$-0.13-0.1%
Q1'26$-0.13$-0.14-8.8%
Q4'25$-0.13$-0.80-503.8%
Q3'25$-0.14$-1.85-1175.9%
Q2'25$-0.11$-0.13-16.1%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$-2M$3M$7M$12M$17MQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$11M - -
Q2'26$9M$80,000-99.1%
Q1'26$15M$570,000-96.2%
Q4'25$9M$2M-79.1%
Q3'25 - $8M -
Q2'25 - $8M -

Market Data

SMR Stock Snapshot

HOLD41/100
$8.33+$0.06 (0.7%)
Market cap
3.66B
Day range
$8.21 – $9.21
News sentiment
62/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$11.97 (+43.7%)
Consensus
Hold · 23 analysts
52-week range+15.5% off low · -85.5% from high
$7.21$57.42
Price $8.33 DailyIQ Est. $11.88

The technical read on SMR is balanced, which usually means the market is waiting on a catalyst. Company-specific news dominates here; sector-level flows matter less than for larger names.

Behaviour On Record

What SMR's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
97.9% 55th pct
Below its peak
-84.4%
vs 200-day average
-34.7%
Up days (1y)
45%

NuScale Power Corporation is currently running 97.9% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against SMR's own 4 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 55th percentile close to its own typical level, against a typical reading of 93.2%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

SMR is trading -84.4% below its running peak. Across 3 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -73.4%, and the deepest was -81.4% in 2023. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -34.7% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 32nd percentile close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year SMR closed higher on 45% of sessions, and it is currently 6 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 5 years of records, SMR finished the month higher 1 of 5 times, with a median return of -9.8% and an average of +0.8%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +24.9% on average, its weakest August at -11.9%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: SMR has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 260 of 1,096 sessions (23.7% of the time), with the largest gaps running +19.3% and -18.9%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, SMR moved an average of 4.5% in the session after earnings, closing higher 3 of those 3 times, with a median move of +4.9% and a largest of +5.2%.

All figures computed from 1,097 daily closes between 2022-05-03 and 2026-09-16, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against SMR's own 4-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of SMR's sector?

NuScale Power Corporation sits in the Energy sector, currently ranked 2nd of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening).

Sector rank
#2 of 11
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
80

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for SMR?

CallsPuts

For NuScale Power Corporation's nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 0 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.52), with at-the-money implied volatility around 62.5%.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
0.52
ATM implied volatility
62.5%
Total open interest
55,325

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on SMR?

UBS most recently downgraded NuScale Power Corporation to Sell on Sep 11, 2026 with a price target of $6 (from $10). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 1 downgrade, a net bearish lean.

Latest action
UBSSell
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
-1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 11, 2026UBSDowngradeNeutral → Sell$10 → $6
Aug 14, 2026B. Riley SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$19 → $15
Aug 11, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$14 → $10
Aug 6, 2026Canaccord GenuityMaintainedBuy$25 → $15
Aug 6, 2026CitigroupMaintainedSell$8 → $7
Jul 23, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$15 → $11
Jul 14, 2026Truist SecuritiesInitiatedHold$10
May 11, 2026CitigroupMaintainedSell$9 → $7
Apr 24, 2026B. Riley SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$24 → $19
Apr 23, 2026HSBCInitiatedHold$13
Apr 21, 2026CitigroupMaintainedSell$12 → $9
Mar 18, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$20 → $13

SMR Competitive Positioning

NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) is tracked alongside these names in Specialty Industrial Machinery on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.