Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading 18.8% Higher After Analyst Upgrade

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price was up 18.8% during trading on Tuesday after Zacks Research upgraded the stock from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating. The stock traded as high as $217.62 and last traded at $216.92. 25,302,585 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 53% from the average daily volume of 16,552,365 shares. The stock had previously closed at $182.62.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lifted 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. Freedom Capital raised Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $219.83.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the business’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 value of $10,978,327.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 821,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $193,460,317.90. The trade was a 5.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,812 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.29, for a total value of $1,472,121.48. Following the sale, the director directly owned 378,665 shares in the company, valued at $95,912,057.85. This represents a 1.51% 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. Insiders sold a total of 668,405 shares of company stock valued at $140,422,170 in the last quarter.

Nebius Group News Summary

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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in Nebius Group during the second quarter worth about $28,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Nebius Group during the second quarter worth about $28,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in Nebius Group by 95.7% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 229 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Nebius Group by 62.5% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Trading Up 18.8%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a current ratio of 8.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.97 and a beta of 4.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $228.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $155.01.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.81) by $0.58. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The company had revenue of $399.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $375.13 million. The firm’s revenue was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.