NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) has seen a rise in its stock price by 5.52 in relation to its previous close of 18.13. However, the company has experienced a 8.69% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-03-23 that Nuclear energy is enjoying a resurgence, with over 31 countries signing a pledge to triple their nuclear capacity by 2050. Last week, several tech giants, including Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms, signed a pledge backing this goal, joining 14 major financial institutions that have also backed the plan.
Is It Worth Investing in NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for SMR is 1.53. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SMR is 111.08M and currently, short sellers hold a 20.19% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SMR on March 24, 2025 was 10.81M shares.
SMR’s Market Performance
The stock of NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) has seen a 8.69% increase in the past week, with a 0.47% rise in the past month, and a 0.11% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.94% for SMR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.93% for SMR stock, with a simple moving average of 17.17% for the last 200 days.
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 -6.98% 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 -40.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.02%, as shares surge +3.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SMR rose by +8.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +173.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.94. In addition, NuScale Power Corporation saw 6.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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 55.73. 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
In conclusion, NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
