Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Down 5% Following Insider Selling

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) was down 5% during trading on Friday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $154.73 and last traded at $157.14. Approximately 17,124,765 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 11% from the average daily volume of 15,450,976 shares. The stock had previously closed at $165.34.

Specifically, CRO Marc Boroditsky sold 4,500 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.10, for a total transaction of $720,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive directly owned 42,162 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,750,136.20. The trade was a 9.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Elena Bunina sold 6,250 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.22, for a total value of $1,007,625.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 38,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,185,527.74. This represents a 14.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In other news, Director Elena Bunina sold 6,667 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 44,617 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,692,550. The trade was a 13.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on NBIS shares. Bank of America started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.75.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sector/momentum lift — multiple feature pieces and analyst notes are spotlighting Nebius as an AI‑infrastructure beneficiary and arguing the stock can extend gains amid renewed market strength and breakout behavior. Stocks Break Out to New Highs: 3 AI Leaders to Buy Now
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street thematic upside — commentary highlights Nebius as an overlooked AI infrastructure play with large upside potential, which supports longer‑term flows into the name. 2 AI Stocks Wall Street Says Could Soar 70% or More
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental note on growth/capacity — analysts and research pieces emphasize Nebius’ large AI pipeline, capacity expansion and material deals, underpinning a multi‑quarter growth story that can attract buy‑and‑hold investors. Nebius Grows At Breakneck Speed, But It’s Not A Free Lunch
• Neutral Sentiment: New coverage is mixed — Wolfe Research initiated coverage with a “peer perform” rating, which validates institutional attention but is not strongly bullish. Wolfe Research initiates coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Thematic trade exposure — numerous sector pieces list NBIS as a way to play GPU shortages and AI infrastructure demand; useful for flows but not a distinct company catalyst. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Momentum fade/profit‑taking — traders are rotating out of high‑momentum AI infrastructure names today, a likely trigger for the intraday pullback. What’s Behind The Drop In Nebius Group Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — CRO Marc Boroditsky sold 4,500 shares under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan; other director sales were also disclosed recently. Even if pre‑planned, these sales can pressure sentiment and headlines. Marc Boroditsky Sells 4,500 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade/trim — Freedom Capital cut NBIS from “strong‑buy” to “hold,” which can remove some near‑term demand from momentum‑sensitive funds. Nebius Group Cut to “Hold” at Freedom Capital

Nebius Group Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $111.33 and a 200-day moving average of $104.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.57 billion, a P/E ratio of -107.63 and a beta of 4.20. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). The firm had revenue of $227.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $246.05 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 11.70%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NBIS. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter valued at $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter valued at $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter valued at $9,084,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $68,000. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.