Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Down 2.2% – Should You Sell?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price fell 2.2% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $91.62 and last traded at $95.65. 8,593,993 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 35% from the average session volume of 13,283,255 shares. The stock had previously closed at $97.78.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Missouri approval validates Nebius’s pivot to large‑scale AI infrastructure and removes a key execution uncertainty; the 400‑acre, 1.2 GW campus is presented as a growth catalyst that supports management’s aggressive ARR and capacity targets. Nebius Secures Approval for Its First Gigawatt-Scale AI Factory
• Positive Sentiment: Company and sell‑side narratives point to strong near‑term demand (capacity largely sold out) and a plan to fund large capex (management says ~60% of 2026 capex is secured), which underpins bullish revenue forecasts if execution holds. Nebius’ 1.2 GW Win: A $20B Bet on AI Infrastructure
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader industry expansion (e.g., CoreWeave hosting more inference workloads) signals rising market demand for GPU capacity, which benefits Nebius indirectly but also increases competition for customers and talent. Will Perplexity’s AI Workloads Accelerate CRWV’s Next Leg of Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are split: MarketBeat shows a Moderate Buy consensus and a wide range of price targets, reflecting confidence in growth but disagreement on timing and valuation. Nebius’ 1.2 GW Win: A $20B Bet on AI Infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns and recent momentum selling: commentators note Nebius is trading at very high multiples (sales and P/E metrics cited), prompting questions about whether the rally already prices in most upside. That has likely driven profit‑taking. As Nebius Gets the Green Light for a Massive AI Factory, Should You Buy NBIS Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and cash‑flow risk: the project requires very large capex (public reports cite $16–20B plans) and timely delivery to convert capacity into revenue; any delay, cost overrun or slower GPU demand could pressure the stock. Nebius’ 1.2 GW Win: A $20B Bet on AI Infrastructure

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on NBIS shares. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Northland Securities boosted their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $206.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citizens Jmp started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. They issued a “market outperform” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Finally, BWS Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.22.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.70. The company has a market capitalization of $24.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.51 and a beta of 4.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 6.57.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 11.70%. The firm had revenue of $227.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $246.05 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 78.6% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 33,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,844,000 after purchasing an additional 14,954 shares during the period. CFO Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,943,000. Finally, Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $345,000. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.