The stock of NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) has gone up by 12.03% for the week, with a -33.67% drop in the past month and a -20.91% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.08%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 11.55% for SMR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.39% for SMR stock, with a simple moving average of 9.18% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.60. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SMR is 111.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 20.20% of that float. On March 17, 2025, the average trading volume of SMR was 11.17M shares.
SMR) stock’s latest price update
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) has seen a rise in its stock price by 15.12 in relation to its previous close of 15.21. However, the company has experienced a 12.03% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketbeat.com reported 2025-03-12 that NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA did not mention nuclear specifically in its Q4 report or 2025 guidance, but the news is no less critical to nuclear stocks like NuScale Power NYSE: SMR, Oklo Inc. NYSE: OKLO, and Cameco NYSE: CCJ.
Analysts’ Opinion of SMR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SMR stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for SMR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SMR in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $16 based on the research report published on September 26, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
CLSA, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SMR reach a price target of $11. The rating they have provided for SMR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 13th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to SMR, setting the target price at $4.50 in the report published on March 19th of the previous year.
SMR Trading at -15.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SMR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -45.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.08%, as shares sank -29.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SMR rose by +12.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +125.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.76. In addition, NuScale Power Corporation saw -2.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SMR starting from Hamady Robert Ramsey, who sale 31,496 shares at the price of $15.70 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Hamady Robert Ramsey now owns 29,985 shares of NuScale Power Corporation, valued at $494,487 using the latest closing price.
Hamady Robert Ramsey, the Officer of NuScale Power Corporation, proposed sale 31,496 shares at $15.70 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Hamady Robert Ramsey is holding shares at $494,487 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SMR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -3.74 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for NuScale Power Corporation stands at -3.69. The total capital return value is set at -0.3. Equity return is now at value -38.37, with -35.51 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -136.88 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 49.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.25.
Conclusion
To sum up, NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
