Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Down 1.5% – Here’s Why

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s stock price dropped 1.5% on Thursday. The stock traded as low as $228.47 and last traded at $232.28. 12,188,795 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 31% from the average daily volume of 17,661,344 shares. The stock had previously closed at $235.88.

Nebius Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius acquired Inferize, an inference-optimization company, to strengthen its Token Factory production-inference platform. The technology is designed to reduce AI model launch times and improve GPU utilization, potentially lowering idle-capacity costs and supporting higher-margin workloads. Nebius acquires Inferize to strengthen Nebius Token Factory’s production inference stack
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius signed a binding agreement for 50 megawatts of AI data-center capacity with AIB Data Centers in the southeastern United States. The initial 12-year arrangement is intended to support training and inference workloads and adds capacity to Nebius’ expanding infrastructure pipeline. AIB Data Centers announces 50 MW agreement with Nebius
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair initiated coverage with an Outperform rating, citing Nebius’ infrastructure scale, software capabilities, customer relationships and access to capital. Commentary also points to Nvidia and Palantir partnerships, as well as substantial contracted demand, as evidence of long-term earnings potential. Why Nebius stock rose in premarket trading
• Neutral Sentiment: Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 50 shares for approximately $11,751 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, leaving him with more than 410,000 shares. The small transaction is unlikely to materially affect fundamentals. SEC insider transaction filing
• Negative Sentiment: Chief Revenue Officer Marc Boroditsky sold all 7,000 directly held shares for roughly $1.5 million. Although the sale may reflect personal financial planning, the complete liquidation can reinforce near-term concerns about insider confidence.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators warn that NBIS’ valuation already reflects much of its AI growth outlook. After a reported 181% annual gain, investors remain focused on financing needs, execution, GPU pricing, construction timelines and whether the company’s large backlog will convert into sustainable profits.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on NBIS shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. Northland Securities increased their price objective on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 target price for the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Monday, September 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $241.80.

Nebius Group Trading Down 1.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 4.03, a current ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $218.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $198.79. The company has a market cap of $58.77 billion, a PE ratio of -7,740.09 and a beta of 4.23.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. The business had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%.The company’s revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.38 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In other news, CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 470 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.00, for a total transaction of $92,120.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 12,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,391,592. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Charles Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total transaction of $13,276,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 272,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. The trade was a 15.50% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 85,202 shares of company stock valued at $20,689,136 over the last three months.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,184,591,000 after buying an additional 1,593,684 shares in the last quarter. Situational Awareness LP purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,232,895,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Nebius Group by 16.2% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,069,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,123,977,000 after purchasing an additional 568,415 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Nebius Group by 134.3% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,233,000 after purchasing an additional 2,283,676 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,012,097,322. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Nebius Group

Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure and related services. Through its Nebius AI business, the company provides cloud-based computing infrastructure designed for developing, training and deploying machine-learning and generative AI applications, including access to accelerated computing, data storage, networking and managed cloud services.

The company also develops tools and services intended to support AI developers and businesses, including data and machine-learning infrastructure.