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Analysis as of: 2026-01-06
NuScale Power Corporation
Develops and licenses small modular nuclear reactor designs and related engineering/services, primarily via partner-led deployments.
energy nuclear
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Summary

Regulatory lead faces the bankability test
The opportunity is a non-linear re-rate if early projects become financeable and repeatable, enabling recurring licensing and services. The risk is timeline drift and dilution while projects remain non-binding.

Analysis

Thesis
If ENTRA1-led frameworks convert into binding offtake + financeable first builds, NuScale’s NRC-approved design can scale like a fleet-licensed product (licensing + recurring services). If conversion stays “headline-only,” cash burn, milestone outflows, and dilution dominate per-share outcomes.
Last Economy Alignment
Firm, clean power becomes a strategic input for AI/data centers and reindustrialization; NuScale’s leverage is regulatory IP + partner distribution, not asset ownership.
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Opportunity Outlook

Average Implied 5-Year Multiple
3.2x (from 5 most recent analyses)
Reasoning
NuScale’s upside is a bankability step-change: once one project is financed and moving through construction, the market can underwrite repeatability (standardized design + supply chain + contracting playbooks) and begin valuing a growing stream of licensing, engineering, and lifecycle services. ENTRA1 provides distribution and financing orchestration; the key gating factor is turning frameworks into binding offtake and funded schedules, rather than accumulating “announced” pipelines.
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Risk Assessment

Overall Risk Summary
The core risk is “bankability velocity”: converting frameworks into binding offtake and project finance fast enough to avoid value transfer to new equity. Second-order risks: construction schedule/cost credibility, fuel supply chain (e.g., HALEU availability for the broader advanced-nuclear complex), and partner/holder monetization overhang.
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Third Party Analyst Consensus

12-Month Price Target
$35.50
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