Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) shares shot up 34.1% on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $259.44 and last traded at $259.20. 62,583,587 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 255% from the average daily volume of 17,607,676 shares. The stock had previously closed at $193.23.
More Nebius Group News
Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q2 results beat expectations. Revenue reached $582.3 million, ahead of consensus estimates near $570 million, while the adjusted loss of $0.12 per share was substantially better than the expected $0.67 loss. Revenue rose roughly 454% year over year, with the AI cloud business contributing about 98% of total sales. Reuters earnings report
- Positive Sentiment: Demand and contracted growth remain powerful. Management said demand for AI compute continues to grow exponentially. Annual recurring revenue reportedly rose 56% sequentially to approximately $3 billion, contracted value quadrupled, and contracted power guidance increased to 5 gigawatts. The company also cited larger customer commitments and higher pricing for scarce computing capacity. MarketBeat AI capacity article
- Positive Sentiment: Profitability indicators improved. The AI business reportedly generated a 50% adjusted EBITDA margin, suggesting that rapid infrastructure expansion is beginning to produce attractive economics. Nebius also selected Bloom Energy as a behind-the-meter power partner for a flagship AI data center, supporting its capacity expansion plans. Seeking Alpha bull-case analysis
- Neutral Sentiment: Full-year guidance was mixed. Nebius projected 2026 revenue of $3.0 billion to $3.4 billion, with the upper end roughly matching—but not exceeding—some analyst expectations. Investors are therefore focusing on whether the company can convert its backlog into operational capacity on schedule.
- Negative Sentiment: Execution and valuation risks remain. Analysts have raised concerns about data-center construction delays, substantial capital expenditures, power availability and the ability to justify an aggressive expansion plan. Some commentary suggested the shares are near fair value around $230, while a recent analyst downgrade also pressured the stock before the earnings release. DA Davidson target-cut report
- Negative Sentiment: Short-selling and insider sales add volatility. Michael Burry’s reported short position highlights skepticism over Nebius’ spending and execution. Separately, reported insider activity showed sales with no purchases during the period, potentially limiting investor confidence even as institutional ownership has expanded. Motley Fool short-sale analysis
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NBIS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Northland Securities boosted their target price on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Citizens Jmp upped their target price on Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird started coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.29.
Nebius Group Stock Up 34.1%
The company has a market cap of $65.58 billion, a PE ratio of 83.61 and a beta of 4.23. The company’s 50 day moving average is $221.48 and its 200 day moving average is $165.09. The company has a current ratio of 8.33, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.68) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $569.89 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.38 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -2.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Nebius Group news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $3,987,816.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 274,763 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,692,948.35. This represents a 5.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 1,509 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.20, for a total value of $416,785.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 12,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,500,006.40. This represents a 10.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 140,810 shares of company stock worth $33,548,588.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in Nebius Group by 34,371.3% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 93,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,848,000 after purchasing an additional 93,490 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at $24,756,000. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA purchased a new stake in Nebius Group during the first quarter worth $1,087,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Nebius Group by 1,095.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,046,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,840,000 after buying an additional 1,875,612 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the first quarter valued at $735,000. Hedge funds and other 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.
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