NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) Rating Increased to Hold at Zacks Research

Posted by Geri Gentry on Sep 17th, 2026

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday, Zacks reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on NPWR. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NET Power from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Northland Securities assumed coverage on shares of NET Power in a research note on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $2.75 price objective for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of NET Power from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NET Power presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.25.

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NET Power Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE NPWR opened at $1.75 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.75. NET Power has a 1-year low of $1.35 and a 1-year high of $5.20. The firm has a market cap of $394.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.10.

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.91) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.84). Analysts forecast that NET Power will post -1.14 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NET Power

In other news, major shareholder 8 Rivers Capital, Llc sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.84, for a total transaction of $276,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 750,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,000. This represents a 16.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold 2,005,858 shares of company stock worth $3,460,668 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.06% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NET Power

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Integrity Alliance LLC. bought a new stake in NET Power during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in NET Power in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in NET Power by 40.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 35,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 10,034 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of NET Power during the 2nd quarter valued at $140,000. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of NET Power during the 2nd quarter valued at $183,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.62% of the company’s stock.

More NET Power News

Here are the key news stories impacting NET Power this week:

Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities began coverage of NET Power with an Outperform rating and a $2.75 price target, implying meaningful upside from the stock’s recent level near $1.76. The bullish view likely reflects the company’s long-term potential in carbon-free power generation. Northland Securities Begins Coverage on NET Power
Neutral Sentiment: Northland projects quarterly losses of approximately $0.05 to $0.07 per share from the third quarter of 2026 through the fourth quarter of 2027. The estimates establish a relatively stable earnings outlook but provide little evidence of near-term profitability.
Negative Sentiment: The firm forecasts a $1.14 per-share loss for fiscal 2026, followed by losses of $0.25 per share in fiscal 2027 and $0.28 in fiscal 2028. Continued negative earnings and the lack of an expected near-term path to profitability may be weighing on investor sentiment, particularly given NET Power’s recent quarterly loss that substantially exceeded consensus estimates.

NET Power Company Profile

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NET Power Inc (NYSE: NPWR) is a clean-energy technology company focused on producing electricity from natural gas while capturing carbon dioxide emissions. Its technology is designed to generate reliable power with substantially reduced atmospheric emissions compared with conventional natural-gas power plants.

The company’s principal technology is the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, a process that uses high-pressure carbon dioxide as the working fluid in an oxy-combustion power cycle. The process is intended to produce electricity while capturing carbon dioxide in a concentrated form for transportation, storage, or potential industrial use.