NuScale Power Corporation (SMR)

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In 2025, stocks involved in nuclear energy have been some of the best performers in the market. Established leader Constellation Energy NASDAQ: CEG is up 44%, and small modular reactor developer NuScale Power NYSE: SMR is up 95% as of the Aug. 18 close.

NuScale Power (SMR -6.62%) is a nuclear power start-up focused on small modular reactors (SMRs). The company is a speculative bet on small-scale nuclear power.

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Shares of NuScale Power (SMR -2.41%) have been as low as roughly $7 a share over the past 52 weeks. They have risen as high as $51 or so.

NuScale Power Q2 revenues surge 733% on SMR advances and new NRC approval, but steep valuation and tough competition warrant a cautious approach for the stock.

SMR's second-quarter loss narrows as revenue rises sharply, supported by RoPower project work and a key NRC design approval.

NuScale Power's NYSE: SMR stock price is heading for an atomic-sized surge, driven by its market position, accelerated timeline to operations, and market dynamics. The company's position is unparalleled; it is the only one with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission design approval and on track to deploy its first commercial reactors within a few years.

Nuclear power start-up stock NuScale Power (SMR -10.70%) disappointed investors with its second-quarter financial report last night, and the stock is down 8.2% through 12:15 p.m. Friday.

NuScale (SMR) Q2 Revenue Soars 710%

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants John Lawrence Hopkins - President, CEO & Director Ramsey Hamady - Chief Financial Officer Rodney McMahan - Senior Director of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Brian K. Lee - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Craig Kenneth Shere - Tuohy Brothers Investment Research, Inc. Eric Stine - Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, Research Division Leanne Hayden - Canaccord Genuity Corp., Research Division Marc Gregory Bianchi - TD Cowen, Research Division Sherif Ehab Elmaghrabi - BTIG, LLC, Research Division Soundarya Iyer - Unidentified Company Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to NuScale's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Results Conference Call.

NuScale Power Corp. SMR released its second-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the key figures from the quarter.

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Shares of NuScale (SMR 4.08%) spiked on Tuesday, finishing up 4%, but gained as much as 11.9% earlier in the day. The rise comes as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively.

SMR's second-quarter 2025 performance is likely to have benefited from strong demand for electricity powering AI-supported data centers.

Shares of NuScale Power (SMR -10.77%), the nuclear reactor-builder, tumbled 11.7% through 11:50 a.m. ET Friday -- not for any fault of its own, mind you.