Morgan Stanley Boosts Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Price Target to $144.00

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) had its price objective boosted by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley from $126.00 to $144.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 34.53% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Compass Point began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Monday, March 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $169.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Freedom Capital lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $182.75.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

Shares of NBIS opened at $219.94 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 3.08. Nebius Group has a one year low of $34.72 and a one year high of $233.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $138.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.65 billion, a PE ratio of 70.95 and a beta of 4.03.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.77) by $0.54. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 10.59%. The business had revenue of $399.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $375.13 million. Nebius Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Nebius Group will post -2.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In other news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total transaction of $1,332,443.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 307,378 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,362,798.84. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Elena Bunina sold 10,894 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.87, for a total transaction of $2,253,641.78. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,228,403.64. The trade was a 50.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 657,335 shares of company stock valued at $121,545,984 over the last ninety days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Gullane Capital LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $208,000. Union Square Park Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,113,000. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,087,000. Wealth Alliance LLC raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 5,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 20,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,161,000 after acquiring an additional 1,225 shares during the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Citi raised its price target on Nebius Group to $287 from $169 and kept a buy rating, signaling confidence in further upside after the company’s strong AI infrastructure growth and earnings beat. Benzinga article
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted Nebius’ Q1 results, including 684% year-over-year revenue growth, improved AI cloud economics, and a rapidly expanding contracted capacity pipeline, which are fueling bullish sentiment around the stock. Yahoo Finance article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts from DA Davidson, Citizens JMP, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley all revisited or raised their forecasts after the quarter, reinforcing the view that Nebius is emerging as a major AI infrastructure player. Yahoo Finance article
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius’ new Missouri AI factory and broader gigawatt-scale buildout are giving investors tangible progress to track, but they also imply significant capital spending and execution risk as the company scales. Yahoo Finance article
• Neutral Sentiment: One director sold shares under a pre-arranged trading plan, which is not necessarily a negative signal but may catch investor attention after the stock’s sharp move higher. InsiderTrades filing
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary argues NBIS may be overbought after its sharp rally, and Morgan Stanley’s $144 target remains well below the current trading level, suggesting valuation concerns could lead to volatility. TheStreet article

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.