Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $104.88, but opened at $98.70. Nebius Group shares last traded at $95.3880, with a volume of 5,720,106 shares trading hands.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large strategic wins with hyperscalers bolster Nebius’ long‑term revenue runway — deals with Meta and Microsoft reinforce Nebius’ positioning as an AI-cloud infrastructure provider, supporting the growth story investors buy into. Nebius AI Cloud Deals With Meta And Microsoft Meet Valuation Debate
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/market commentary argues the heavy capex is strategic, not purely dilutive — several pieces advise investors not to overreact to near‑term cash outflows given the platform and revenue momentum. Nebius: Don’t Let The CapEx Scare You
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street interest and bullish price targets support upside potential — multiple buy/outperform ratings and mid‑to‑high price targets keep a constructive analyst backdrop. Nebius Group slides 5.9% as investors keep digesting Q4 results and heavy spending outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons to larger cloud/AI names (Alphabet) highlight different risk/return profiles — Nebius shows outsized revenue growth but also higher leverage and capex needs versus legacy cloud players; useful for longer‑term allocation decisions. Nebius vs. Alphabet: Which AI Cloud Stock is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech/AI rotation and market volatility are creating two‑way moves across the sector — sectorwide risk‑off can amplify Nebius’ volatility independent of company‑specific news. MarketBeat Week in Review – 02/23 – 02/27
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed EPS expectations and showed very large capex — Q4 revenue rose but EPS missed consensus and the company disclosed multi‑billion capex needs (Q4 capex ~ $2.06B), raising near‑term funding and cash‑burn concerns. That narrative is the principal drag on the stock today. Nebius Group slides 5.9% as investors keep digesting Q4 results and heavy spending outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Sector peer earnings (e.g., CoreWeave) and mixed results from other AI-infrastructure names are pressuring premarket sentiment — a weak or mixed quarter from peers can trigger risk‑off flows across the group. What’s Going On With Nebius Group Stock Friday?

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on NBIS. Freedom Capital raised shares of Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. BWS Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Northland Securities increased their price objective on Nebius Group from $206.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, January 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $143.22.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.24. The stock has a market cap of $22.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -62.46 and a beta of 3.90. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 6.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 11.70%. The business had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $246.05 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the first quarter valued at about $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC bought a new position in Nebius Group during the first quarter valued at $9,084,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its holdings in Nebius Group by 93.8% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

About Nebius Group

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.