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Barclays downgrades NuScale Power to Underweight, cuts price target to $5

Barclays cut its NuScale Power rating to Underweight from Equal-Weight and lowered the price target to $5 from $11, per Dow Jones Newswires.

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what happened

Barclays lowered its rating on NuScale Power (SMR) from Equal-Weight to Underweight, moving the stock from neutral to negative. The bank also reduced its price target to $5.00 a share from $11.00. The information comes from Dow Jones Newswires, citing the Benzinga analyst ratings feed.

why it matters

For the market, this is a sharp downgrade from a major broker, signaling lower expectations for a company developing small modular nuclear reactors. Shares in the nuclear power segment can react to such revisions, especially where investors are betting on growth. A single analyst action usually has limited effect on the broader market.

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  1. NuScale Power Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Barclays — Dow Jones Newswires, 20 October 2026 at 18:50 UTC
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