NET Power Inc. (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $3.25.
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NET Power from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Northland Securities started coverage on shares of NET Power in a report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $2.75 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NET Power from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of NET Power to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday.
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NET Power Price Performance
NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.91) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.84). As a group, analysts anticipate that NET Power will post -1.14 EPS for the current year.
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.
Insider Transactions at NET Power
In other NET Power news, major shareholder 8 Rivers Capital, Llc sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 document filed 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.
Institutional Trading of NET Power
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NPWR. Integrity Alliance LLC. bought a new stake in NET Power in the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in NET Power during the first quarter worth $30,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in NET Power by 40.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 35,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 10,034 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of NET Power in the second quarter valued at $140,000. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of NET Power in the second quarter valued at $183,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.62% of the company’s stock.
NET Power Company Profile
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.
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