Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Up 6.7% – Still a Buy?
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemShares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) were up 6.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $108.96 and last traded at $108.82. Approximately 13,553,824 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 10% from the average daily volume of 15,068,659 shares. The stock had previously closed at $101.95.
Nebius Group News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buy / analyst lift: Northland Securities gave NBIS a “buy” which, together with other upward analyst revisions, is supporting demand and price momentum. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Major capacity and customer commitments: Nebius announced plans for a ~310 MW AI campus in Finland and is tying into large, long‑term contracts (Microsoft, Meta) and Nvidia partnerships — this underpins big future revenue and justifies higher valuation multiples. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst model re‑ratings and fair‑value lifts: Several street notes raised fair‑value and targets after the AI deals and financing disclosures, which can attract buy‑side interest and momentum flows. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Positive media/idea coverage highlighting Nebius as a fast‑growing neocloud AI play is drawing retail and thematic investors into the name. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Sector/peer commentary is raising visibility but opinions are mixed — helpful for awareness but not an immediate catalyst until more contract/earnings evidence arrives. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by senior executives (CEO Arkadiy Volozh, CTO Danila Shtan, and another insider) in late March/early April may spook some investors and adds selling pressure despite company growth story. See SEC filings for details. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Operational caution: Recent quarterly results (Feb. 12) missed EPS and revenue expectations, leaving negative trailing EPS and a higher beta — execution and near‑term margins remain risk points. Read More.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have commented on NBIS shares. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Freedom Capital raised Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Compass Point initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America began coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.09.
Nebius Group Price Performance
The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $100.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -74.53 and a beta of 4.20. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 6.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 19.02%.The company had revenue of $227.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $246.05 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group
In related news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 26,976 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total value of $2,664,689.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 616,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,904,389.48. This trade represents a 4.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total value of $1,332,443.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 307,378 shares in the company, valued at $30,362,798.84. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 73,823 shares of company stock worth $7,457,358 over the last ninety days.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creek Drive Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,829,000. World Investment Advisors purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $816,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Nebius Group by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $593,000 after buying an additional 4,384 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 104,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,853,000 after acquiring an additional 9,969 shares during the period. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.
About Nebius Group
Nebius Group N.V., a technology company, builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning and other technologies to help consumers and businesses navigate the online and offline world. The company’s services include Nebius AI, an AI-centric cloud platform that offers infrastructure and computing capability for AI deployment and machine-learning oriented solutions; and Toloka AI that offers generative AI (GenAI) solutions at every stage of the GenAI lifecycle, such as data annotation and generation, model training and fine-tuning, and quality assessment of large language model for accuracy and reliability.