In this article, we will discuss: Jim Cramer’s Hottest Nuclear Energy Stock Picks, Hits & Misses. For more stocks, you can head to Jim Cramer’s Hottest Nuclear Energy Stock Picks, Hits & Misses: Top 5 Stocks.
In an appearance on BNN Bloomberg on December 31st, Ahab Abdel-Aziz, global director of nuclear energy at Gowling WLG, shared some of the reasons why nuclear energy was seeing renewed interest among investors. Commenting on the growth in demand for nuclear technology he remarked that “the world has come to absorb what we’ve been told for decade, by scientists. . .which is that we need to triple the installed nuclear capacity to have any opportunity to address climate change.”
When asked whether nuclear technology was being viewed as a form of clean energy, Abdel-Azis commented that it always was viewed this way. He added that people were scared of nuclear technology since it was complex and relatively new. According to him, weapons “and nuclear power reactors are two different things entirely. And nuclear reactors, time and again, have been shown to be one of the cleanest sources of energy, in terms of emissions, in terms of impacts on the environment, and in terms of impacts on human health. It’s a very far cry from fossil fuels.”
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10. NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q3 2024: 18
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2025: 32
Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: -42%
Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 2nd, 2025
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) is a nuclear reactor company that primarily designs small modular nuclear reactors. Its shares are down by 34% over the past year and by 42% since Cramer discussed the firm on Mad Money. From the start of January to late July, NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR)’s shares surged by 147% and since then, the stock is down by 76%. The shares closed 21% higher on May 13th after the firm reported its earnings for the first quarter. However, they closed 14% lower on November 6th after NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) reported its third-quarter earnings report. The results saw the firm post a $1.85 loss per share, which was significantly higher than the $0.14 loss that analysts had penciled in. Earlier in the month, NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) closed another 4% lower on the 3rd after multiple analysts were out with bearish notes for the firm. In his Mad Money appearance, Cramer warned against long delivery timelines:
“When it comes to nuclear power over-enthusiasm, we’ve seen some of these smaller companies that offer alternatives to the current plants, they worry me. Companies like Oklo with nuclear fission capabilities, NuScale Power with small form factor technology, they’re exciting, but they’re also years from developing anything meaningful. Or as my friend Michael Cembalest. chair of the Market and Investment Strategy group at J.P. Morgan wrote in his… 2025 outlook, ‘What nuclear renaissance? Wake me when we get there.”
9. Nano Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ:NNE)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2024: 10
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2025: 16
Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: -30%
Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: March 13th, 2025
Nano Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ:NNE) is a nuclear reactor and uranium company developing different kinds of reactors, such as gas-cooled reactors, micro reactors, and solid-core battery reactors. Its shares are down by 32% over the past year and by 30% since Cramer discussed it in March. As was the case with other stocks in its sector, Nano Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ:NNE)’s shares also surged until October 2025 before being on a downward trend since then. Between January’s start and October’s end, the stock surged by 76%. On the same day, i.e., September 19th, that the US and UK announced a $350 billion deal to invest in nuclear, AI, quantum computing and other technologies, Nano Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ:NNE)’s stock closed a whopping 40% higher. However, the stock is down since October, following multiple catalysts such as additional equity offerings. Cramer had advised viewers to sell Nano Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ:NNE) in March:
“I think you just sell Nano Energy. I think the first time we’ll see any nuclear… in this country is 2033 and that’ll be done by GE Vernova if it’s lucky.”
