Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Shares Purchased by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 1,439.7% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,620 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,255 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $1,552,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 12.4% in the second 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 in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,184,591,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,684 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Nebius Group by 134.3% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,100,233,000 after purchasing an additional 2,283,676 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 35.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,704,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,099,000 after buying an additional 964,984 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,012,097,322. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on NBIS shares. Zacks Research lowered Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Nebius Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.00.

Nebius Group Trading Up 7.5%

Nebius Group stock opened at $226.39 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.03, a current ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $212.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $181.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7,543.82 and a beta of 4.23. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52-week low of $63.26 and a 52-week high of $299.86.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The company had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. Nebius Group’s revenue was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.38 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $10,978,327.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 821,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $193,460,317.90. This represents a 5.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Charles Ryan sold 50,000 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total transaction of $13,276,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 272,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. This represents a 15.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 159,013 shares of company stock worth $39,216,975 in the last ninety days.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital opened a position in Nebius during the second quarter, making NBIS the fund’s largest holding. The investment adds credibility to the AI infrastructure story and may encourage other investors to reassess the company’s growth prospects. Billionaire Stephen Mandel’s Top 2 AI Stock Picks
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius is targeting major 2027 expansion, supported by multibillion-dollar AI-cloud agreements, premium pricing and increased data-center capacity. The company’s year-end contracted power target reportedly rose from more than 3 gigawatts to 5 gigawatts, strengthening the potential revenue base if that capacity is deployed successfully. Will Nebius Group’s Mega AI Deals Power Its 2027 Growth Story?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage points to technical upside and continued investor interest in Nebius as a leading AI infrastructure stock. Its latest quarterly results also showed revenue growth of 454% year over year and an earnings loss narrower than analysts expected, supporting the growth narrative. Why Nebius Group Should Find a Floor at Current Levels
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators continue comparing Nebius with CoreWeave and other “neocloud” providers. The comparisons highlight strong AI-compute demand but also raise questions about pricing, competitive differentiation and how much future growth is already reflected in NBIS’s valuation. Sam Altman Sees Unsustainable Silliness in AI Compute Spending
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish analysis warns that the economics may not justify the stock’s valuation, particularly as Nebius and peers take on significant debt to fund data-center construction. Planned capital spending, customer concentration and the risk of excess AI capacity remain material risks. Nebius: The Math Doesn’t Work
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 470 shares for approximately $92,120, reducing her direct stake by 3.71%. The relatively small transaction is unlikely to alter fundamentals but could modestly weigh on sentiment. CFO Sells Nebius Group Shares

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.