Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading 12.5% Higher – Should You Buy?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares were up 12.5% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $103.89 and last traded at $103.76. Approximately 21,233,816 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 41% from the average daily volume of 15,089,130 shares. The stock had previously closed at $92.26.

Trending Headlines about Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius unveiled a major expansion: a planned 310 MW AI data?center in Finland with a ~€10 billion build plan and announced supply/partner commitments — including a potential Meta supply deal (up to $27B) and a $2B collaboration with NVIDIA — positioning the company as a scale player in European AI infrastructure. Nebius Ramps Up AI Capacity With Finland Build And Mega Partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst models were refreshed after the deals: a published fair?value estimate moved from about $159.29 to ~$165.85, signaling some analyst confidence in the growth trajectory and supporting higher valuation assumptions. How The Nebius Group (NBIS) Investment Story Is Shifting With New AI Deals And Valuation Adjustments
• Positive Sentiment: Independent coverage and analyst notes (Zacks, Yahoo) are highlighting the Finland factory and Nebius among AI infrastructure investment ideas — increased media/analyst attention can amplify buying interest. Nebius’ Upcoming 310 MW AI Factory in Finland: Growth Catalyst Ahead?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech write?ups (Zacks Investment Ideas, The Motley Fool mentions) include Nebius alongside other AI/semiconductor names — useful for visibility but not a direct catalyst. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Micron, NVIDIA, Lumentum, Coherent, Marvell and Nebius
• Negative Sentiment: Three insider sales were filed this week: CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares (~$3.46M at ~$103.73) on Apr 1; CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares (~$1.33M at ~$98.78) on Mar 31; and insider Andrey Korolenko sold 26,976 shares (~$2.66M at ~$98.78) on Mar 31. Multiple senior?level sales may concern some investors about near?term profit?taking or liquidity needs despite large remaining holdings. CEO Form 4 CTO Form 4 Insider Form 4

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on NBIS. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. BWS Financial raised their price objective on Nebius Group from $130.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Compass Point initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Monday, March 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $169.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Nebius Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $157.09.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $26.97 billion, a PE ratio of -73.22 and a beta of 4.20. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $101.63. The company has a quick ratio of 6.57, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). The company had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $246.05 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 11.70%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total transaction of $1,332,443.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 307,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,362,798.84. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.73, for a total value of $3,460,225.34. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 868,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,067,617.97. This represents a 3.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 73,823 shares of company stock valued at $7,457,358.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its position in shares of Nebius Group by 12.4% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 17,651,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,681,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,708 shares in the last quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC boosted its position in Nebius Group by 33.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 10,132,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,137,551,000 after purchasing an additional 2,536,832 shares during the period. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in Nebius Group by 55.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 4,607,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,284,000 after purchasing an additional 1,648,497 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 35.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,704,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,099,000 after purchasing an additional 964,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,587,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,514,000 after purchasing an additional 92,710 shares in the last quarter. 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.