NuScale Drops Under Share-Sale Price as Holtec Launches New Nuclear Valuation Test

X-energy pulled in roughly $1.02 billion through a larger-than-expected U.S. IPO, setting its share price above the stated range—a move that gauges appetite for nuclear power stocks linked to AI and data-center energy demand. The company, based out of Rockville, Maryland, put 44,254,659 Class A shares on offer at $23 apiece. Shares were slated to start trading Friday on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker “XE.”