Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $92.26, but opened at $97.98. Nebius Group shares last traded at $98.4850, with a volume of 3,916,105 shares traded.

More Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius announced plans for a 310 MW AI “factory” in Lappeenranta, Finland — a multibillion‑euro project that materially expands European capacity and underpins long‑term revenue potential. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management disclosed anchor partner and supplier relationships (including a multi‑billion supply deal with Meta and a $2B collaboration with Nvidia), signaling strong demand and long‑dated contract optionality for Nebius’ capacity. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Street models have been refreshed: one fair‑value estimate was nudged higher (roughly $159 → $166), reflecting updated assumptions after the new deals and financing/disclosures — a constructive sign for medium‑term analyst confidence. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader coverage and inclusion in AI/cloud roundups (MarketBeat, Zacks, CNBC et al.) is boosting visibility among investors and analysts, which can amplify moves in either direction as news flow continues. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other idea pieces cite Nebius alongside large peers — helpful for flows but not a direct earnings/cash‑flow catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent fundamentals remain mixed: Nebius missed the last quarterly EPS and revenue consensus, carries negative EPS guidance for the year, and is in heavy investment mode — factors that raise near‑term earnings and cash‑flow risk and can trigger sell‑offs when sentiment shifts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High beta and aggressive capex/expansion plans make the stock sensitive to profit‑taking and rate/valuation headlines; earlier intraday rallies have been followed by pullbacks as investors reprice execution and financing risk.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. BWS Financial increased their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $130.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Monday, March 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $169.00 price target for the company. Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.09.

Nebius Group Trading Down 1.7%

The company has a 50-day moving average price of $99.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $101.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.83 and a beta of 4.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 6.57 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). The business had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $246.05 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 19.02%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of NBIS. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 73.8% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 500.0% in the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

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.