Aberdeen Group plc Decreases Position in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Aberdeen Group plc lessened its holdings in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 54.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,325 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,763 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $2,036,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NBIS. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Nebius Group by 73.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in Nebius Group by 500.0% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:NBIS opened at $136.33 on Friday. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52 week low of $20.25 and a 52 week high of $141.10. The company has a quick ratio of 6.57, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.33 billion, a PE ratio of -93.38 and a beta of 4.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $102.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.60.

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

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $129 price target, bringing institutional attention and framing Nebius as an AI infrastructure growth name worth owning despite the target sitting near current levels. Cantor Launches Nebius With Overweight
• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer publicly praised Nebius as a respected, fast-growing data-center/AI-infrastructure play, which sparked pre-market buying and wider media pickup — a clear short-term bullish catalyst for retail flows. Jim Cramer Says “Nebius Is Actually a Very Respected Company”
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: traders bought roughly 136,498 call contracts (a ~43% rise vs. typical call volume), signaling aggressive bullish positioning that can amplify intraday upside and volume.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwind — large multi‑year AI infrastructure deals (e.g., CoreWeave/Meta expansion) underline continued demand for GPU capacity; this supports Nebius’ addressable market even if deals are with peers. CoreWeave Secures $21B Meta AI Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst activity is mixed: some firms raised coverage and targets while others trimmed forecasts (Northland cut its target modestly citing convertible dilution). These notes sustain interest but add model and valuation uncertainty. 452% Up, Can NBIS Keep Climbing?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Director Andrey Korolenko sold 31,357 shares (~$3.49M) at ~ $111.20; sizable insider sales can spook some investors even though core insiders retain large stakes. SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Recent fundamentals: the company missed its last quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, highlighting execution risk; a fast share run-up raises sensitivity to any future misses. MarketBeat NBIS Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/risk debate: commentators differ sharply — some call Nebius a rare AI-infra gem, others warn it’s richly priced and execution-dependent, a setup for wider intraday and multi-week volatility. Barchart: Hidden AI Gem or Too Risky

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In related news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total value of $1,332,443.42. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 307,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,362,798.84. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.73, for a total transaction of $3,460,225.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 868,289 shares in the company, valued at $90,067,617.97. This represents a 3.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 105,180 shares of company stock valued at $10,944,256.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on NBIS shares. Bank of America started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Freedom Capital raised Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Compass Point started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Finally, BWS Financial increased their price target on Nebius Group from $130.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.75.

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.