Freedom Capital Upgrades Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) to Strong-Buy

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) was upgraded by stock analysts at Freedom Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on NBIS. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Northland Securities upped their price target on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Nebius Group from $126.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $200.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Nebius Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $219.83.

Nebius Group Price Performance

NBIS opened at $216.92 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 8.33, a current ratio of 8.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Nebius Group has a 52-week low of $49.00 and a 52-week high of $299.86. The company has a 50 day moving average of $228.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.01. The company has a market cap of $54.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.97 and a beta of 4.10.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.81) by $0.58. The business had revenue of $399.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $375.13 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 684.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Nebius Group will post -1.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $10,978,327.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 821,662 shares in the company, valued at $193,460,317.90. This trade represents a 5.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 33,871 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $7,974,926.95. Following the sale, the insider owned 551,338 shares in the company, valued at $129,812,532.10. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 668,405 shares of company stock valued at $140,422,170.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NBIS. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Nebius Group by 2,391.3% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,219,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,474,000 after acquiring an additional 3,090,103 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth about $231,635,000. Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the fourth quarter worth about $188,496,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the third quarter worth about $238,511,000. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 12.4% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 17,651,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,681,000 after buying an additional 1,949,708 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s disclosure of a 9.3% stake has been the main catalyst, sending NBIS higher as investors read it as a strong endorsement of Nebius’s AI cloud platform. Nebius (NBIS) Soars on Nvidia 9.3% Stake; Hedge Fund Bets More Than Double
• Positive Sentiment: Several outlets reported the stock’s surge as part of a broader rebound in AI and chip-related names, which can support near-term trading momentum. Nebius stock surges as Nvidia discloses 9.3% stake in neocloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also turned more bullish, including a Freedom Capital upgrade to strong-buy and a Northland price-target increase, suggesting Wall Street sees more upside after the latest rally. Can Nebius’ $775M Debt Facility Accelerate Its Global AI Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius also secured a $775 million debt facility to fund AI infrastructure expansion, which is supportive for growth but adds financial leverage as the company scales. Can Nebius’ $775M Debt Facility Accelerate Its Global AI Expansion?
• Negative Sentiment: Chairman John Boynton sold about $1.4 million worth of shares, which may be viewed as a minor overhang even though it is not unusual for insiders to sell stock. Nebius Chairman Sells Company Shares Worth $1.4 Million. Here’s a Closer Look at the Transaction.

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.