Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Jumps 1.3% – Time to Buy?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) shot up 1.3% during trading on Thursday. The company traded as high as $189.33 and last traded at $188.41. Approximately 46,901,987 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 163% from the average daily volume of 17,841,791 shares. The stock had previously closed at $186.01.

Key Stories Impacting Nebius Group

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on NBIS. 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 research report on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial raised shares of Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Monday, September 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $245.69.

Nebius Group Stock Down 12.2%

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $223.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $206.66. The company has a market cap of $41.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5,513.83 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.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. The business had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $567.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.38 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Nebius Group news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 29,090 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total transaction of $6,811,714.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 522,248 shares in the company, valued at $122,289,591.68. The trade was a 5.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 37,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 785,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,870,861.76. The trade was a 4.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 151,230 shares of company stock valued at $36,821,606 over the last ninety days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Encompass More Asset Management acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the third quarter worth $301,000. Absolute Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Nebius Group in the third quarter valued at $264,000. Hengehold Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Nebius Group by 59.5% in the third quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 2,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,000 after buying an additional 773 shares during the last quarter. Sweeney & Michel LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the third quarter valued at $244,000. Finally, Parisi Gray Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the third quarter valued at $221,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

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.