Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading Down 7.6% Following Insider Selling

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price dropped 7.6% on Tuesday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $244.78 and last traded at $248.43. 22,522,014 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 26% from the average session volume of 17,877,520 shares. The stock had previously closed at $268.85.

Specifically, Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,296 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.99, for a total transaction of $1,435,163.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 415,844 shares in the company, valued at $112,689,565.56. This represents a 1.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on NBIS. Weiss Ratings downgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $126.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Citizens Jmp boosted their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $278.00 to $324.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $226.00.

Trending Headlines about Nebius Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains a catalyst: DA Davidson reversed a recent 30% price-target reduction after receiving greater clarity on Nebius’s New Jersey data-center approval, while other analysts have raised targets, including one to $324. DA Davidson Reverses Course on Nebius Target Cut
• Positive Sentiment: The bullish case is supported by Nebius’s recent earnings beat, 454% year-over-year revenue growth, rising AI-compute pricing, customer commitments and plans to expand capacity through an asset-light partnership model. These factors could improve margins and support continued long-term growth. Will Nebius’ Asset-Light Model Drive Further Margin Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: The rapid analyst reversal highlights how sensitive NBIS’s valuation is to individual data-center approvals and execution milestones, creating elevated volatility even though the underlying growth outlook remains strong.
• Negative Sentiment: Neocloud stocks sold off broadly as investors worried that AI companies may be overspending on data centers and hardware. Higher long-term yields further pressure high-growth companies whose valuations depend on distant future cash flows. Neocloud Stocks Plummet on Rising Overspend Fears
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a major risk. Commentary has described NBIS as a potential “bull trap” because substantial future growth is already reflected in the stock, while critics—including Michael Burry—question whether current compute-contract pricing can support the AI infrastructure boom. Nebius: Potential Bull Trap
• Negative Sentiment: Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,296 shares worth about $1.44 million. The transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan and reduced his holdings by only 1.26%, limiting—but not eliminating—the negative signaling effect. SEC Form 4 Insider Sale

Nebius Group Trading Down 7.6%

The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8,278.24 and a beta of 4.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $223.55 and its 200 day moving average is $169.88.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. The company’s revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.38 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Confluence Investment Management LLC raised its position in Nebius Group by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $684,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 76.0% in the second quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 2.7% in the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 2,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance LLC raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 1.6% during the first quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 5,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aspen Grove Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 3.7% during the first quarter. Aspen Grove Capital LLC now owns 2,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nebius Group Company Profile

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.