Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $226.00.

NBIS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research cut Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th.

Trending Headlines about Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital opened a position in Nebius during the second quarter, making NBIS the fund’s largest holding. The investment adds credibility to the AI infrastructure story and may encourage other investors to reassess the company’s growth prospects. Billionaire Stephen Mandel’s Top 2 AI Stock Picks
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius is targeting major 2027 expansion, supported by multibillion-dollar AI-cloud agreements, premium pricing and increased data-center capacity. The company’s year-end contracted power target reportedly rose from more than 3 gigawatts to 5 gigawatts, strengthening the potential revenue base if that capacity is deployed successfully. Will Nebius Group’s Mega AI Deals Power Its 2027 Growth Story?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage points to technical upside and continued investor interest in Nebius as a leading AI infrastructure stock. Its latest quarterly results also showed revenue growth of 454% year over year and an earnings loss narrower than analysts expected, supporting the growth narrative. Why Nebius Group Should Find a Floor at Current Levels
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators continue comparing Nebius with CoreWeave and other “neocloud” providers. The comparisons highlight strong AI-compute demand but also raise questions about pricing, competitive differentiation and how much future growth is already reflected in NBIS’s valuation. Sam Altman Sees Unsustainable Silliness in AI Compute Spending
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish analysis warns that the economics may not justify the stock’s valuation, particularly as Nebius and peers take on significant debt to fund data-center construction. Planned capital spending, customer concentration and the risk of excess AI capacity remain material risks. Nebius: The Math Doesn’t Work
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 470 shares for approximately $92,120, reducing her direct stake by 3.71%. The relatively small transaction is unlikely to alter fundamentals but could modestly weigh on sentiment. CFO Sells Nebius Group Shares

Nebius Group Stock Performance

Shares of NBIS opened at $226.39 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $212.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $182.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.28 billion, a PE ratio of -7,543.82 and a beta of 4.23. The company has a quick ratio of 4.03, a current ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Nebius Group has a 52-week low of $63.26 and a 52-week high of $299.86.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $582.30 million for 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%. Nebius Group’s quarterly revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.38 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Nebius Group will post -3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Nebius Group

In related news, Director Charles E. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 272,533 shares in the company, valued at $72,365,687.49. The trade was a 15.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $3,987,816.65. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 274,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $64,692,948.35. This represents a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 159,013 shares of company stock valued at $39,216,975 in the last quarter.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 23,011.0% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 62,163,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,167,661,000 after acquiring an additional 61,894,404 shares in the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 12.4% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 17,651,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,681,000 after purchasing an additional 1,949,708 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,184,591,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,684 shares during the last quarter. Situational Awareness LP purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at $1,232,895,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 134.3% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,233,000 after purchasing an additional 2,283,676 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

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.