Howard Capital Management LLC Buys New Stake in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Posted by Geri Gentry on Oct 18th, 2026

Howard Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 4,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,033,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Situational Awareness LP acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the second quarter worth about $1,232,895,000. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,012,097,322. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in Nebius Group by 134.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,233,000 after buying an additional 2,283,676 shares during the period. Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $621,908,604. Finally, BlackRock Inc. raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,184,591,000 after buying an additional 1,593,684 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on NBIS shares. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Freedom Capital upgraded Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.69.

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Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 14,546 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total transaction of $3,406,091.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 260,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,932,412.72. This trade represents a 5.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Charles Ryan sold 50,000 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total transaction of $13,276,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 272,533 shares in the company, valued at $72,365,687.49. This represents a 15.50% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,230 shares of company stock worth $36,821,606.

Nebius Group Trading Down 12.2%

Shares of NBIS stock opened at $165.47 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $223.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $206.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -5,513.83 and a beta of 4.18. Nebius Group N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $73.52 and a fifty-two week high of $299.86. 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 (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.38 earnings per share. Nebius Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.00 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

Positive Sentiment: Director bought shares: Director Arne Grimme purchased 148 shares at an average price of $169.99, increasing his direct ownership by 2.51%. The transaction was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, providing a modest insider-confidence signal, although the purchase was relatively small. SEC insider purchase filing
Positive Sentiment: Revenue growth remains a strength: A comparison with Innodata found that Nebius generated more revenue in five of the eight reported quarters and posted larger quarter-over-quarter gains. This supports the growth case for its AI infrastructure business. Innodata versus Nebius revenue comparison
Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain divided: some identify Nebius as a potential dip-buying opportunity because of strong AI demand, while others have downgraded the stock after the selloff. Reported customer capacity requests reportedly extend into 2028, and a $775 million secured facility could help fund expansion, but execution and financing remain important risks. AI stocks and potential buying opportunities
Negative Sentiment: Debt and funding fears pressured the shares: CoreWeave’s debt-related concerns spread across the AI-cloud sector, raising questions about how GPU providers can finance rapid expansion. Investors are increasingly worried that high capital requirements and falling compute prices could weaken returns. Nebius stock selloff and CoreWeave debt concerns
Negative Sentiment: Industry outlook deteriorated: A Gartner warning that most “neocloud” companies may not survive independently triggered additional selling in Nebius and peers. The market’s Fear & Greed reading also moved sharply toward “Extreme Fear,” amplifying risk aversion. AI cloud stocks and Gartner neocloud warning
Negative Sentiment: Broader technology weakness, inflation concerns and reports referencing insider selling added to the pressure. With Nebius trading well below its moving averages and carrying a highly volatile profile, investors appear to be prioritizing balance-sheet risk over its strong revenue growth. Nebius stock decline and insider selling report

Nebius Group Profile

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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.