Robert W. Baird Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) had its price objective raised by Robert W. Baird from $250.00 to $340.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 31.17% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Nebius Group from $126.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Citizens Jmp upped their price objective on Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. One equities research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $222.71.

Nebius Group Stock Up 34.1%

Nebius Group stock opened at $259.20 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a current ratio of 8.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.61 and a beta of 4.23. Nebius Group has a fifty-two week low of $62.01 and a fifty-two week high of $299.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $221.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $166.23.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.81) by $0.58. The business had revenue of $399.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $375.13 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 95.27%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Nebius Group will post -3.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $10,978,327.15. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 821,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $193,460,317.90. The trade was a 5.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $3,987,816.65. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 274,763 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,692,948.35. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 140,810 shares of company stock valued at $33,548,588 over the last three months.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NBIS. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the second quarter worth about $1,012,097,322,000. State Street Corp grew its stake in Nebius Group by 2,391.3% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,219,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,474,000 after purchasing an additional 3,090,103 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $231,635,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 134.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,100,233,000 after purchasing an additional 2,283,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. purchased a new stake in Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $621,908,604,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Exceptional Q2 growth exceeded revenue expectations. Revenue reached $582.3 million, up 454% year over year and above consensus estimates. The core AI cloud business grew more than 500%, reflecting strong demand, larger contracts and higher pricing for computing capacity. Reuters report on Nebius revenue growth
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability and backlog indicators strengthened the bull case. Management highlighted $236 million of positive adjusted EBITDA, approximately $3 billion in annualized recurring revenue, expanding contracted power guidance to 5 gigawatts and roughly $40 million of annual contract value per megawatt. These figures suggest Nebius is converting its AI infrastructure backlog into revenue and cash flow. Seeking Alpha Q2 analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Short-covering and AI-sector momentum amplified the move. Michael Burry disclosed a short position near $212 per share, but the stock moved above $250 after the earnings release, potentially pressuring short sellers to cover. Renewed enthusiasm for AI data-center and neocloud stocks also provided a favorable sector backdrop. Fool report on Michael Burry’s Nebius short
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and technical signals are mixed. The shares reclaimed their 50-day moving average and technical analysts identified upside potential, but the median recent analyst target is about $250, implying limited upside after the rally. Reports also differ on the precise quarterly EPS result, although Nebius remained loss-making.
• Negative Sentiment: Full-year revenue guidance may disappoint. Nebius forecast 2026 revenue of $3.0 billion to $3.4 billion, with the top end only matching consensus, raising concerns that rapid expansion may already be reflected in the valuation.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution, valuation and insider-selling risks remain. Analysts have questioned delays at the Vineland data-center project and the ability to deliver a large capital-expansion plan on schedule. Nebius trades at elevated valuation multiples, while reported insider activity shows repeated selling and no purchases in the past six months. These factors likely contributed to the overnight retreat after the earnings-driven surge.

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.