Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Raised to Strong-Buy at Rosenblatt Securities

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) was upgraded by stock analysts at Rosenblatt Securities to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, Zacks reports.

NBIS has been the topic of several other reports. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Nebius Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $260.00 to $399.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, September 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $245.69.

Nebius Group Stock Down 7.4%

Shares of NBIS stock opened at $219.71 on Wednesday. Nebius Group has a 12 month low of $73.52 and a 12 month high of $299.86. The stock has a market cap of $55.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -7,321.23 and a beta of 4.18. The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $203.70.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. The business had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.38 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Nebius Group will post -3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 29,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total value of $6,811,714.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 522,248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $122,289,591.68. This represents a 5.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Charles Ryan sold 50,000 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total value of $13,276,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 272,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. This trade 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 166,616 shares of company stock worth $39,753,038 over the last quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NBIS. Confluence Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $684,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 66.3% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. lifted its holdings in Nebius Group by 0.5% during the second quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 16,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,455,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC boosted its position in Nebius Group by 18.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 76.0% in the 2nd quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is 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: New bullish analyst coverage: Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage with a “Buy” rating and a $304 price target, implying substantial upside from the referenced share price. William Blair also recently rated NBIS “Outperform.” Why This Wall Street Analyst Just Issued a Bold Prediction for Nebius Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Strong AI growth story: Coverage highlights Nebius’ rapidly expanding business, tens of billions of dollars in AI-compute contracts, and revenue that exceeded expectations. Those factors continue to attract investors seeking a pure-play alternative to larger technology companies. Nebius Captures Pure-Play AI Investors Looking Beyond Mega Caps
• Neutral Sentiment: High-growth peer comparison: Nebius and CoreWeave are both described as growing quickly, but the comparison underscores that investors are weighing exceptional expansion against funding needs, valuation, and execution risk. Better Cloud AI Pick: CoreWeave or Nebius Group?
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-wide selling pressure: Nebius fell alongside CoreWeave and Oracle as investors sold companies borrowing heavily to build AI capacity. The move reflects concerns about financing costs, capital intensity, and whether future AI demand will justify aggressive infrastructure spending. CoreWeave Sinks as Financed AI Buildout Names Sell Off
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and balance-sheet concerns: COO Ophir Nave sold 500,000 shares under a preset trading plan. Although planned sales do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals, the transaction raised questions after NBIS’ strong run. Analysts also cautioned that leverage and funding requirements could undermine the growth story before 2027. Nebius Group Could Be Undervalued After Insider Selling

Nebius Group Company Profile

Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure and related services. Through its Nebius AI business, the company provides cloud-based computing infrastructure designed for developing, training and deploying machine-learning and generative AI applications, including access to accelerated computing, data storage, networking and managed cloud services.

The company also develops tools and services intended to support AI developers and businesses, including data and machine-learning infrastructure.