Stellantis N.V. (NYSE: STLA), Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings (NASDAQ: OLLI), and NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) each fell to fresh 52-week lows on Wednesday amid mounting investor concerns.
Worries about slowing growth, rising costs, and uncertain timelines for future returns weighed heavily on all three stocks throughout the trading session.
Stellantis shares cracked to a 12-year low of $5.33, even as the automaker reported a 6% year-on-year rise in second-quarter U.S. vehicle sales.
Investors appear unconvinced by the sales improvement, keeping their focus firmly on shrinking profitability, elevated spending, and intensifying competitive pressure across the global automotive industry.
Discounts and rebates have helped Stellantis move more vehicles and reduce inventory levels, but those same measures have taken a significant toll on the company’s profit margins.
Weaker demand in Europe compounded the pressure, with temporary production stops at Stellantis’ Cassino plant in Italy reflecting slower vehicle orders across the region.
JPMorgan downgraded Stellantis to “Neutral” from “Overweight” on Wednesday and slashed its price target to $6.85 from $11.64, signaling reduced confidence in the automaker’s near-term recovery.
Despite the analyst downgrade and the stock’s slide, retail sentiment around Stellantis on Stocktwits remained in “bullish” territory as of Wednesday.
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet tumbled to a three-year low of $61.61, representing a sharp reversal for a retailer that had previously thrived by attracting inflation-weary shoppers seeking lower-priced merchandise.
JPMorgan analyst Matthew Boss downgraded Ollie’s to “Neutral” from “Overweight” and cut his price target dramatically to $70 from $152 following recent field checks.
Boss indicated that those field checks suggested slower customer demand than previously anticipated, prompting him to reduce both second-quarter earnings and sales expectations for the retailer.
JPMorgan now expects Ollie’s to earn $1.04 per share in Q2, falling short of Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $1.15 per share.
The firm also forecasts a 1% decline in comparable-store sales, a stark contrast to analysts’ broader expectations for 1.4% growth in that metric.
Retail sentiment around Ollie’s improved to “bullish” from “neutral” territory the previous day, suggesting some investors view the selloff as a potential buying opportunity.
NuScale Power touched a 52-week low of $8.55 as investors continued reassessing the company’s long-term commercial outlook despite growing interest in nuclear energy from AI data center operators.
The company reported a larger-than-expected first-quarter loss of $0.14 per share, while revenue fell 96%, underscoring just how far NuScale remains from large-scale revenue generation.
Project delays and concerns about power grid constraints have further dented investor confidence in the small modular reactor developer’s near-term prospects.
Retail sentiment around NuScale Power remained in “bearish” territory, reflecting ongoing skepticism about when the company will achieve meaningful commercial milestones.
Across the board, STLA, OLLI, and SMR stocks have declined between 30% and 50% so far in 2026, placing all three among the year’s more significant underperformers in their respective sectors.
