Howard Capital Management LLC Makes New $1.03 Million Investment in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Howard Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,033,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Situational Awareness LP acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter worth $1,232,895,000. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at $1,012,097,322. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 134.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at $621,908,604. Finally, BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,184,591,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,684 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nebius Group Trading Down 12.2%

NASDAQ NBIS opened at $165.47 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $223.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $206.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a current ratio of 4.03. Nebius Group N.V. has a twelve month low of $73.52 and a twelve month high of $299.86. The stock has a market cap of $41.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5,513.83 and a beta of 4.18.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. The company had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.38 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.00 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In related news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 37,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total transaction of $8,846,096.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 785,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $183,870,861.76. The trade was a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Charles E. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total value of $13,276,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 272,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. This represents a 15.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 151,230 shares of company stock valued at $36,821,606 in the last ninety days.

Nebius Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Director bought shares: Director Arne Grimme purchased 148 shares at an average price of $169.99, increasing his direct ownership by 2.51%. The transaction was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, providing a modest insider-confidence signal, although the purchase was relatively small. SEC insider purchase filing
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue growth remains a strength: A comparison with Innodata found that Nebius generated more revenue in five of the eight reported quarters and posted larger quarter-over-quarter gains. This supports the growth case for its AI infrastructure business. Innodata versus Nebius revenue comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain divided: some identify Nebius as a potential dip-buying opportunity because of strong AI demand, while others have downgraded the stock after the selloff. Reported customer capacity requests reportedly extend into 2028, and a $775 million secured facility could help fund expansion, but execution and financing remain important risks. AI stocks and potential buying opportunities
• Negative Sentiment: Debt and funding fears pressured the shares: CoreWeave’s debt-related concerns spread across the AI-cloud sector, raising questions about how GPU providers can finance rapid expansion. Investors are increasingly worried that high capital requirements and falling compute prices could weaken returns. Nebius stock selloff and CoreWeave debt concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Industry outlook deteriorated: A Gartner warning that most “neocloud” companies may not survive independently triggered additional selling in Nebius and peers. The market’s Fear & Greed reading also moved sharply toward “Extreme Fear,” amplifying risk aversion. AI cloud stocks and Gartner neocloud warning
• Negative Sentiment: Broader technology weakness, inflation concerns and reports referencing insider selling added to the pressure. With Nebius trading well below its moving averages and carrying a highly volatile profile, investors appear to be prioritizing balance-sheet risk over its strong revenue growth. Nebius stock decline and insider selling report

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on NBIS. William Blair began coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Nebius Group from $278.00 to $324.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, September 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Northland Securities raised their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $245.69.

Nebius Group Company Profile

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.