Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Makes New Investment in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 66,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,558,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NBIS. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Nebius Group by 73.8% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in Nebius Group by 500.0% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Barrett & Company Inc. acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in Nebius Group by 81.5% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 590 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nebius Group Stock Up 3.2%

Nebius Group stock opened at $259.67 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a current ratio of 8.33. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52-week low of $41.40 and a 52-week high of $278.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $170.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.24. The firm has a market cap of $65.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.76 and a beta of 4.03.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.77) by $0.54. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm had revenue of $399.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $375.13 million. The business’s revenue was up 684.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.92 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Nebius Group news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 500,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.24, for a total transaction of $101,620,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 585,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $118,937,877.16. This trade represents a 46.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.73, for a total transaction of $3,460,225.34. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 868,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $90,067,617.97. The trade was a 3.70% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 679,220 shares of company stock worth $126,934,965.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators are increasingly optimistic about Nebius’s AI-driven revenue potential, with one article saying revenues could multiply as demand remains strong and capacity stays booked. Nebius Surges On AI Demand As Revenues Set To Multiply
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius is expanding its AI cloud platform through acquisitions of Tavily, Eigen AI, and Clarifai, which adds inference and agentic search capabilities and could strengthen its long-term competitive position. How Are Acquisitions Strengthening Nebius’ AI Cloud Platform?
• Positive Sentiment: A new valuation update lifted Nebius’s modeled fair value estimate significantly, suggesting some investors see more upside if the company can keep executing on AI contracts and capacity growth. How The Nebius Group (NBIS) AI Story Is Shifting With Contracts Capacity And Valuation Risks
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sales by the CFO and CRO may draw attention, but the transactions were disclosed and do not necessarily signal a change in the company’s fundamentals. Insider Selling: Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) CFO Sells 1,509 Shares of Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage still flags valuation and execution risk, noting the stock’s rapid run-up leaves less room for disappointment if Nebius cannot sustain its growth pace. How The Nebius Group (NBIS) AI Story Is Shifting With Contracts Capacity And Valuation Risks

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $126.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, BWS Financial increased their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $130.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $197.00.

Nebius Group 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.