Negative sentiment towards SMR reflected by a jump of 12.6% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. NuScale Power Corporation shares valued at $808,092 were sold by Fisher Carl M. on Aug 05 ’25. At $44.39 per share, Fisher Carl M. sold 18,206 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 90,864 shares worth approximately $4.06 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Fisher Carl M. purchased 18,206 shares, netting a total of over 808,093 in proceeds.

Before that, Reyes Jose N Jr had added 33,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,287,000, the Officer bought NuScale Power Corporation shares for $39.00 each.

As published in their initiating research note from BNP Paribas Exane on July 25, 2025, NuScale Power Corporation [SMR] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $41. Analysts at Northland Capital started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 25, 2025, BTIG Research has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for SMR. Earlier on June 23, 2025, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for SMR stock.

Analyzing SMR Stock Performance

On last trading session, NuScale Power Corporation [NYSE: SMR] plunged -2.72% to $44.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $43.3401, but it reached a high of $46.72 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.01%. Over the course of the year, NuScale Power Corporation shares have jumped approximately 410.05%.

Is NuScale Power Corporation subject to short interest?

Stocks of NuScale Power Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 3.61 million shares to 28.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 25.03 million shares. A jump of 12.6% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.26.

Which companies own the most shares of NuScale Power Corporation (SMR)?

In terms of NuScale Power Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 35 in the next 12 months, down nearly -23.8% from the previous closing price of $45.93. Analysts anticipate NuScale Power Corporation stock to reach 41 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked NuScale Power Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 20, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $24.

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