Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading Up 1.3% – Time to Buy?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price shot up 1.3% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $90.76 and last traded at $89.73. 25,615,440 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 89% from the average session volume of 13,531,875 shares. The stock had previously closed at $88.61.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management reiterated aggressive growth targets (including a path to ~40% adjusted EBITDA margin by 2026), reported operational momentum (sold‑out capacity, ARR strength) and highlighted product stack wins that support higher long‑term margins. Nebius Group Stock: Build, Sell, Repeat
• Positive Sentiment: The Tavily acquisition adds agentic search/AI capabilities to Nebius’ software layer, improving differentiation for higher‑value contracts and supporting longer GPU rental terms. Nebius Group Buys Tavily As Agentic AI Role And Valuation Scrutinized
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and bullish writeups emphasize outsized revenue growth (hundreds of percent YoY in recent quarters) and institutional accumulation; some firms raised targets or reiterated buy ratings, providing a constructive backdrop. Nebius’ Q4 Miss is a Yawn: Nebius 2026 Outlook is a Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 operational metrics show high demand and expansion plans (new 240MW data center near Lille), but execution and timing of builds will determine near‑term revenue recognition. Amsterdam-based AI firm Nebius to build 240MW data centre near Lille, France
• Negative Sentiment: Reported Q4 results missed expectations: EPS and revenue fell short (and the company posted a material GAAP loss), driven in large part by a sharp jump in capex to buy GPUs and expand data centers — this raises short‑term cash burn and debt/dilution risk. Nebius Group Earnings / Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Rising capital spending and increased leverage are drawing scrutiny; several articles flag that capex growth could overshadow near‑term profitability and heighten financing risk if expansion costs continue to accelerate. AI cloud firm Nebius posts surge in capex on GPU, data center expenses

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on NBIS shares. Freedom Capital raised Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citizens Jmp started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. They set a “market outperform” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. CICC Research started coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $143.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.38.

Nebius Group Stock Up 1.3%

The company has a market cap of $22.59 billion, a PE ratio of -116.53 and a beta of 3.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 17,651,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,681,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,708 shares during the last quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 33.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 10,132,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,137,551,000 after acquiring an additional 2,536,832 shares during the last quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 55.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 4,607,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,648,497 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,587,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,514,000 after acquiring an additional 92,710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $231,635,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.