Should You Buy Nuscale Power Corp (SMR) Today? Analysis, Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook.
Conclusion
Hold
Latest Price
20.480
1 Day change
6.67%
52 Week Range
57.420
Analysis Updated At
2026/01/26
NuScale Power Corp (SMR) is not a strong buy for a beginner, long-term investor at this moment. While the company shows potential in the nuclear energy sector, the lack of commercial-scale deployment, speculative risks, and recent price target reductions by analysts suggest caution. The pre-market price decline, neutral trading sentiment, and absence of strong proprietary trading signals further support a hold recommendation.
Technical Analysis
The MACD is positive but contracting, RSI is neutral at 53.596, and moving averages are converging, indicating no clear trend. The stock is trading below the pivot level of 20.158, with key support at 18.683 and resistance at 21.633.
Options Data
Bullish
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bullish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Technical Summary
Sell
3
Buy
8
Positive Catalysts
Nuclear energy demand is resurging, driven by clean energy initiatives and hyperscaler demand.
Significant YoY revenue growth of 1635.16% in Q3
Potential $25B investment under the U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement.
Neutral/Negative Catalysts
Speculative risks due to lack of commercial-scale deployment.
Recent price target reductions by multiple analysts.
Concerns over capital needs, potential dilution, and project delays.
Gross margin dropped by 19.37% YoY in Q3 2025.
Financial Performance
In Q3 2025, revenue increased significantly by 1635.16% YoY to $8.24M, but net income remains negative at -$273.32M, despite improving 1465.49% YoY. EPS improved to -1.85 but remains negative. Gross margin dropped to 30.55%, down 19.37% YoY.
Growth
Profitability
Efficiency
Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
Analysts are mixed to cautious. RBC Capital lowered the price target to $21 from $32, citing speculative risks and high valuations. BofA upgraded the stock to Neutral with a $28 target, reflecting a derisked design but limited near-term upside. Other analysts have also reduced price targets, highlighting capital concerns and project delays.
Wall Street analysts forecast SMR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SMR is 32.77 USD with a low forecast of 18.5 USD and a high forecast of 60 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast SMR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SMR is 32.77 USD with a low forecast of 18.5 USD and a high forecast of 60 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Buy
6 Hold
2 Sell
Hold
Current: 19.200
Low
18.5
Averages
32.77
High
60
Current: 19.200
Low
18.5
Averages
32.77
High
60
Texas Capital
Buy
initiated
$23
AI Analysis
2026-01-27
New
Reason
Texas Capital
Price Target
$23
AI Analysis
2026-01-27
New
initiated
Buy
Reason
Texas Capital initiated coverage of NuScale Power with a Buy rating and $23 price target. NuScale offers exposure to the first and only small modular reactor approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, relying on conventional low-enriched uranium that is broadly available today, further de-risking the supply chain relative to many peers, the analyst tells investors.NuScale offers "differentiated exposure" to advanced nuclear development with less regulatory, supply chain, and execution risk relative to public peers, the analyst added.
RBC Capital
Sector Perform
downgrade
$32 -> $21
2026-01-20
Reason
RBC Capital
Price Target
$32 -> $21
2026-01-20
downgrade
Sector Perform
Reason
RBC Capital lowered the firm's price target on NuScale Power to $21 from $32 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q4 for U.S. Clean Energy. The firm continue to believe there is a lot to like given a strong macro backdrop, even though valuations remain higher than they have been in some time, supported by expectations for stronger bookings and optimistic demand commentary, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Nuclear energy demand is in the early stages of a resurgence, led by hyperscaler demand for always-on clean power, but the firm's Speculative Risk qualifier reflects the risks associated with a technology that is yet to be commercially deployed at scale, the firm added.
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