Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) shares traded down 1.5% on Thursday. The stock traded as low as $228.47 and last traded at $232.28. Approximately 12,188,795 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 31% from the average daily volume of 17,661,344 shares. The stock had previously closed at $235.88.
More Nebius Group News
Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Nebius acquired Inferize, an inference-optimization company, to strengthen its Token Factory production-inference platform. The technology is designed to reduce AI model launch times and improve GPU utilization, potentially lowering idle-capacity costs and supporting higher-margin workloads. Nebius acquires Inferize to strengthen Nebius Token Factory’s production inference stack
- Positive Sentiment: Nebius signed a binding agreement for 50 megawatts of AI data-center capacity with AIB Data Centers in the southeastern United States. The initial 12-year arrangement is intended to support training and inference workloads and adds capacity to Nebius’ expanding infrastructure pipeline. AIB Data Centers announces 50 MW agreement with Nebius
- Positive Sentiment: William Blair initiated coverage with an Outperform rating, citing Nebius’ infrastructure scale, software capabilities, customer relationships and access to capital. Commentary also points to Nvidia and Palantir partnerships, as well as substantial contracted demand, as evidence of long-term earnings potential. Why Nebius stock rose in premarket trading
- Neutral Sentiment: Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 50 shares for approximately $11,751 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, leaving him with more than 410,000 shares. The small transaction is unlikely to materially affect fundamentals. SEC insider transaction filing
- Negative Sentiment: Chief Revenue Officer Marc Boroditsky sold all 7,000 directly held shares for roughly $1.5 million. Although the sale may reflect personal financial planning, the complete liquidation can reinforce near-term concerns about insider confidence.
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators warn that NBIS’ valuation already reflects much of its AI growth outlook. After a reported 181% annual gain, investors remain focused on financing needs, execution, GPU pricing, construction timelines and whether the company’s large backlog will convert into sustainable profits.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Northland Securities upped their price objective on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Monday, August 3rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Nebius Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $260.00 to $399.00 in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $241.80.
Nebius Group Price Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 4.03, a current ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The company has a market capitalization of $58.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7,740.09 and a beta of 4.23. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $218.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $198.79.
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. The business had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.38 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.76 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Nebius Group
In related news, CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.00, for a total transaction of $92,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 12,202 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,391,592. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Charles Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 272,533 shares in the company, valued at $72,365,687.49. The trade was a 15.50% 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 three months, insiders sold 85,202 shares of company stock valued at $20,689,136.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Confluence Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Nebius Group by 134.9% during the third quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 5,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after buying an additional 3,340 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $235,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter worth $275,000. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,069,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,123,977,000 after acquiring an additional 568,415 shares during the period. Finally, Silicon Valley Capital Partners raised its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 138.0% during the 2nd quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 2,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $821,000 after acquiring an additional 1,725 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Nebius Group Company Profile
Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure and related services. Through its Nebius AI business, the company provides cloud-based computing infrastructure designed for developing, training and deploying machine-learning and generative AI applications, including access to accelerated computing, data storage, networking and managed cloud services.
The company also develops tools and services intended to support AI developers and businesses, including data and machine-learning infrastructure.
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