Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Up 2.8% After Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) were up 2.8% during mid-day trading on Monday after Zacks Research upgraded the stock from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating. The company traded as high as $194.34 and last traded at $182.62. Approximately 16,033,164 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 3% from the average session volume of 16,518,680 shares. The stock had previously closed at $177.71.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on NBIS. Freedom Capital upgraded Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Citigroup increased their price objective on Nebius Group from $169.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Northland Securities upped their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.83.

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other news, CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 1,509 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.20, for a total transaction of $416,785.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 12,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,500,006.40. The trade was a 10.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,812 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.29, for a total value of $1,472,121.48. Following the sale, the director directly owned 378,665 shares in the company, valued at $95,912,057.85. This trade represents a 1.51% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 668,405 shares of company stock worth $140,422,170.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s disclosure of a 9.3% stake has been the main catalyst, sending NBIS higher as investors read it as a strong endorsement of Nebius’s AI cloud platform. Nebius (NBIS) Soars on Nvidia 9.3% Stake; Hedge Fund Bets More Than Double
• Positive Sentiment: Several outlets reported the stock’s surge as part of a broader rebound in AI and chip-related names, which can support near-term trading momentum. Nebius stock surges as Nvidia discloses 9.3% stake in neocloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also turned more bullish, including a Freedom Capital upgrade to strong-buy and a Northland price-target increase, suggesting Wall Street sees more upside after the latest rally. Can Nebius’ $775M Debt Facility Accelerate Its Global AI Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius also secured a $775 million debt facility to fund AI infrastructure expansion, which is supportive for growth but adds financial leverage as the company scales. Can Nebius’ $775M Debt Facility Accelerate Its Global AI Expansion?
• Negative Sentiment: Chairman John Boynton sold about $1.4 million worth of shares, which may be viewed as a minor overhang even though it is not unusual for insiders to sell stock. Nebius Chairman Sells Company Shares Worth $1.4 Million. Here’s a Closer Look at the Transaction.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NBIS. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Nebius Group by 62.5% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 8.33, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.97 and a beta of 4.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $228.72 and its 200 day moving average is $155.01.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.81) by $0.58. The company had revenue of $399.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $375.13 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Nebius Group Company Profile

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.