Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Falls 7.4% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) fell 7.4% on Thursday. The stock traded as low as $217.73 and last traded at $219.71. Approximately 21,509,358 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 22% from the average daily volume of 17,667,910 shares. The stock had previously closed at $237.15.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $304 price target, implying substantial upside from the referenced share price. William Blair also assigned NBIS an Outperform rating, adding to bullish Wall Street sentiment. Wall Street analyst prediction for Nebius stock
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius has signed tens of billions of dollars in AI-compute contracts and has delivered exceptionally rapid revenue growth, making it attractive to investors seeking a pure-play alternative to mega-cap technology companies. Nebius captures pure-play AI investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Nebius with CoreWeave highlights strong growth at both cloud-AI providers, but does not establish a clear near-term advantage for NBIS. Better cloud AI pick: CoreWeave or Nebius Group
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly concerned about Nebius’s balance sheet and the risks of financing an aggressive AI-data-center buildout. A sector-wide selloff in highly leveraged AI infrastructure names pressured NBIS alongside CoreWeave and Oracle. AI infrastructure stocks sell off
• Negative Sentiment: COO Ophir Nave sold 500,000 shares, reportedly worth about $25 million and representing roughly half of his stake. Although the transaction occurred under a preset trading plan, its timing has raised fresh questions about insider confidence and added selling pressure. Nebius insider selling and valuation

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NBIS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Northland Securities boosted their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $245.69.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $55.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7,321.23 and a beta of 4.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 4.03 and a quick ratio of 4.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $223.90 and a 200 day moving average of $202.98.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.38 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.48 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 14,546 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total value of $3,406,091.36. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 260,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,932,412.72. This represents a 5.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 37,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total value of $8,846,096.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 785,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $183,870,861.76. This trade represents a 4.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 166,616 shares of company stock worth $39,753,038 over the last ninety days.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NBIS. Titleist Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Nebius Group by 17.7% in the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 2,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,000 after buying an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 7,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the period. Fig Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $663,000. Wealth Enhancement Trust Services Inc. increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 227.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Trust Services Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $779,000. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.