Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Director Charles Ryan Sells 50,000 Shares

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) Director Charles Ryan sold 50,000 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total value of $13,276,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 272,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. This trade represents a 15.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Nebius Group Price Performance

Shares of NBIS opened at $248.43 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $224.11 and its 200-day moving average is $170.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 4.03 and a quick ratio of 4.03. The company has a market capitalization of $62.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8,278.24 and a beta of 4.23. Nebius Group N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $62.01 and a fifty-two week high of $299.86.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The business 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.38 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on NBIS shares. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Bank of America upped their target price on Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Northland Securities raised their price target on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Confluence Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Nebius Group by 2.0% in the second 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 period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 76.0% in the 2nd 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 holdings in Nebius Group by 2.7% in the 1st 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 stake in shares of Nebius Group by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 5,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aspen Grove Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Aspen Grove Capital LLC now owns 2,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism remains a support for NBIS. DA Davidson reportedly restored a previously reduced price target after a New Jersey data-center approval removed a key capacity concern, while other coverage cited targets as high as $324. DA Davidson Reverses Course on Nebius Target Cut
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius continues to benefit from strong AI-compute demand. Recent reports highlighted rising data-center pricing, capacity expansion supported by customer backlogs, and multi-billion-dollar contracts or commitments involving major technology customers. Its latest quarter also showed 454% year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings beat.
• Positive Sentiment: Soros Fund Management’s second-quarter 13F reportedly included Nebius among a group of AI-infrastructure investments, potentially reinforcing institutional interest in the sector. 5 AI Infrastructure Stocks Soros Just Bought
• Neutral Sentiment: Two directors sold shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans: Charles E. Ryan sold 50,000 shares for approximately $13.3 million, reducing his stake by 15.5%, while John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,296 shares for about $1.4 million, reducing his ownership by 1.26%. Both directors retained substantial positions, limiting the signal’s significance. SEC Insider Transaction Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Neocloud stocks sold off broadly as the 19-year Treasury yield reached a new high and investors questioned whether AI revenue growth can justify the sector’s heavy capital spending. Nebius was among the affected operators. Neocloud Stocks Plummet on Rising Overspend Fears
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a major risk. Analysts and commentators note that NBIS trades at an exceptionally high sales multiple despite projected annual losses, leaving the stock vulnerable if growth, pricing, or capacity expansion disappoints.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor Michael Burry has questioned the economics of AI-compute contracts, while the potential Crusoe IPO could introduce another competitor for capital and customer demand in AI data centers. Is This the Next CoreWeave or Nebius Group?

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.