33,981 Shares in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Purchased by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 33,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,066,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. 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. Eastern Bank boosted its stake in Nebius Group by 66.3% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 158 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Nebius Group by 56.0% during the third quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 195 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 16,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,455,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NBIS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $324.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $237.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Rosenblatt Securities began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $304.00 target price on the stock. Northland Securities upped their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $239.56.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 37,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total value 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. The trade was a 4.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Wilson Boynton sold 7,260 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 403,522 shares in the company, valued at approximately $71,677,612.86. The trade was a 1.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 1,718 shares of company stock valued at $280,207 and sold 158,823 shares valued at $38,168,832.

Nebius Group Trading Down 15.0%

Shares of NBIS opened at $120.23 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $30.42 billion, a PE ratio of -4,006.33 and a beta of 4.63. Nebius Group N.V. has a 1 year low of $73.52 and a 1 year high of $299.86. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $203.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.55.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly 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. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%. The business had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.38 EPS. Nebius Group’s quarterly revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius appears less exposed to the Texas regulatory concerns than some peers: its U.S. development sites are in other states, and the company has reported substantial contracted power and customer backlog. This may help distinguish it if Texas approvals or grid rules tighten. Article on data-center location and contracts
• Positive Sentiment: Some coverage describes Nebius as having a stronger funding position than CoreWeave, citing customer prepayments. Citi kept a Buy rating after lowering its price target, signaling continued analyst optimism despite the cut. CoreWeave versus Nebius Citi price-target coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius is targeting $7 billion to $9 billion in annualized run-rate revenue by year-end 2026, but the plan depends on a major buildout and execution. Its upcoming results are likely to be watched for evidence that growth targets and delivery schedules remain achievable. Nebius growth targets and risks
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are concerned that election results and proposed data-center restrictions—particularly in Texas—could slow or complicate AI infrastructure expansion. Those fears have weighed on the broader neocloud sector, even though Nebius has limited direct Texas exposure. Regulatory and valuation concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage also highlights capacity-delivery risk: rapid growth will need to be matched by timely infrastructure deployment. Nebius expects to spend $20 billion to $25 billion on capital investment this year, leaving investors focused on financing needs, construction schedules, and the returns on that spending. Capacity delivery risk

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.