Shares in nuclear power company Oklo (OKLO -5.32%) rose by a whopping 28% in the week to Friday morning. The move comes in a busy week for the company, whereby events helped encapsulate the investment case for the stock.What does Oklo doThe company is developing what it describes as "next-generation fast fission power plants," known as Aurora. Its Aurora powerhouse has a few interesting qualities. First, it's based on a fast fission plant (Experimental Breeder Reactor-II) that the U.S. government operated f ...

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Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) stock received a price target increase on Wednesday, June 12, as Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives lifted his outlook to $75 from $55 while maintaining an Outperform rating. The analyst cited the Trump Administration’s increased focus on using nuclear energy to power AI datacenter buildout.The upgrade comes on the heels of a stunning rally that saw Oklo shares surge 41.32% over the past five days and 211.35% year-to-date, hitting a fresh all-time intraday high of $68.24 on Wednesday a ...

On news of a fresh contract signing with a branch of the U.S. military, investors piled into the stock of nuclear energy start-up Oklo (OKLO 29.48%) on Wednesday. That surge in interest blasted the stock higher by almost 30%, on a day when the S&P 500 index dipped by 0.3%.Going nuclearWednesday morning Oklo announced, no doubt with great pleasure, that it had received a notice of intent to award (NOITA) for a project in Alaska. The company was notified by the government's Defense Logistics Agency on behalf ...

NuScale Power is one of the leading start-ups trying to sell small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The company is betting that its smaller reactors will be more affordable to utilities, and it is the only start-up to have an SMR design approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting sectors across the business world. Perhaps none more so than electric utilities, due to the high power needs of data centers that run AI. Stocks such as Constellation Energy have s ...

The American nuclear industry was the focus of much attention this week, and as a result, there was significant action in Oklo (OKLO -0.08%) stock. The reactor developer's shares notched a more than 5% gain over the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.Trump goes nuclearThis week's momentum behind Oklo and other nuclear stocks was stirred by none other than President Trump, when he signed an executive order (EO) last Friday aimed at supporting the industry. Among other measures ...

As the global clean energy sector continues to evolve, nuclear energy stocks like Oklo Inc. (OKLO) and NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) have started gaining attention. With rising government support and increased investment in small modular and advanced nuclear technologies, both companies are well-positioned to contribute to the future energy mix.While Oklo is focused on developing next-generation fission powerhouses and compact fast reactors that can recycle used nuclear fuel, NuScale is working on small m ...

The nuclear energy sector just got a jolt of presidential power—and Wall Street noticed. Shares of nuclear-power startup Oklo Inc OKLO, uranium supplier Centrus Energy Corp LEU, and reactor heavyweight BWX Technologies Inc BWXT charged higher this week as President Donald Trump signed a suite of executive orders aimed at reviving the U.S. nuclear industry.Trump’s Nuclear Push Ignites Analyst OptimismCalling it "the most consequential shift in energy policy of our lifetimes," William Blair analyst Jed Dorshe ...

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ToplineShares across the nuclear power industry surged Friday, following a report President Donald Trump planned to sign executive orders that would streamline construction of new reactors, as electricity output is expected to reach record highs in the U.S. over the next two years.An earlier report suggested the Trump administration would streamline a process for new nuclear ... More reactors.AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsConstellation Energy, the largest nuclear operator in the U.S., rose by 3% by Friday af ...