Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Brokerages

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-two brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and four have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $243.25.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Nebius Group from $237.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial raised Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $304.00 price objective on the stock.

Nebius Group Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NBIS opened at $158.74 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $40.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -5,289.57 and a beta of 4.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 4.03 and a quick ratio of 4.03. Nebius Group has a 1 year low of $73.52 and a 1 year high of $299.86. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.87.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. Nebius Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.38 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Nebius Group will post -3.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius secured a $3.5 billion senior secured bridge facility from Citi to fund data-center development, GPU purchases and corporate needs. The financing provides capital to expand its NVIDIA-powered AI cloud footprint and could support long-term revenue growth. Reuters report on Nebius’ Citi facility
• Positive Sentiment: Management is increasing transparency and customer flexibility through live GPU spot pricing and capacity-rebate programs. Its expanded NVIDIA collaboration, including secure AI-agent deployment and robotics initiatives, may help demonstrate demand for Nebius’ infrastructure. Nebius AI infrastructure expansion
• Positive Sentiment: One Wall Street ratings firm reportedly sees potential for roughly 2.5-times returns after the recent selloff, while broader bullish commentary argues that AI infrastructure spending remains in its early stages. Wall Street outlook for Nebius
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius briefly participated in a broader cloud-sector rebound, but the move has not eliminated concerns about valuation, execution and financing. Its prior quarter showed revenue growth of 454% year over year and an adjusted loss better than estimates, although profitability remains limited.
• Negative Sentiment: The Citi facility intensified concerns that Nebius is relying on debt to finance a capital-intensive buildout. Investors are also watching the possibility of additional asset-backed borrowing, elevated borrowing costs and a funding gap across AI data-center companies. Nebius debt concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler issued a pessimistic outlook and cut its price target from $237 to $185 while maintaining a neutral rating. The action adds pressure after Nebius lost substantial value from its peak. Piper Sandler forecast for Nebius
• Negative Sentiment: Short sellers have profited from declines in AI data-center stocks, and distress in comparable company CoreWeave’s bonds has raised fears that high capital expenditures, excess capacity and weak financing conditions could spread across the neocloud industry. Short-selling pressure on AI data-center stocks

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 37,778 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total transaction of $8,846,096.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 785,236 shares in the company, valued at approximately $183,870,861.76. This represents a 4.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Wilson Boynton sold 7,260 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,289,593.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 403,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $71,677,612.86. The trade was a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 595 shares of company stock worth $100,030 and have sold 158,490 shares worth $38,111,200.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Saudi Central Bank boosted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 110.0% during the second quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 167,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,347,000 after buying an additional 87,896 shares during the period. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the first quarter worth approximately $1,087,000. Situational Awareness LP purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the second quarter worth approximately $1,232,895,000. HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the first quarter worth approximately $735,000. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,343,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,449,000 after acquiring an additional 128,380 shares during the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Nebius Group

Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on providing cloud infrastructure and services for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Through its Nebius AI division, the company offers access to high-performance computing, graphics processing units (GPUs), storage, networking, and related tools designed to help businesses and developers train, deploy, and operate AI models.

The company also operates or supports other technology businesses, including Toloka, an AI data and evaluation platform; TripleTen, an online education provider focused on technology careers; and Avride, a developer of autonomous driving and delivery technologies.