Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 30,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,368,000. Nebius Group accounts for about 2.3% of Persistent Asset Partners Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Nebius Group by 102.0% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 602 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Grove Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. grew its stake in Nebius Group by 38.5% during the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have recently commented on NBIS. Compass Point began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. CICC Research started coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $143.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, January 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 price target on the stock. Northland Securities upped their target price on Nebius Group from $206.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $143.22.
Nebius Group News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Acquisition: Nebius agreed to buy Tavily (~$275M) to add up-to-date search/agent software to its vertical AI platform, boosting product depth and addressable market for AI services. This strategic tuck-in supports revenue expansion and platform differentiation. Nebius Group Buys Tavily To Deepen Vertical AI Platform Ambitions
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst catalyst: Compass Point initiated coverage with a Buy and $150 price target, joining other bullish analysts and adding credibility to the growth story — a likely near-term demand driver as momentum traders chase coverage. Compass Point Initiates Coverage on Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS)
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional validation: NVIDIA’s 13F showed it continues to hold NBIS, signaling confidence from a key AI-infrastructure ecosystem player and reinforcing investor belief that Nebius is a strategic AI infrastructure name. NVIDIA’s 13F Bombshell: A New AI Power Trio Emerges (NBIS)
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: Fresh bullish coverage and price-target raises (multiple houses with Buy/Outperform stances) and commentary emphasizing NBIS’s role in constrained GPU/power-limited data center capacity are driving sentiment and intraday buying. Nebius Group gains as fresh Wall Street coverage points to AI infrastructure upside
- Positive Sentiment: Technical setup: Analysts and technical outlets note a bull-flag pattern and resistance near $110 — a breakout would likely trigger momentum flows and further upside. Traders may be buying into that setup today. Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) Price Forecast: Bull Flag Signals Breakout Potential
- Neutral Sentiment: Growth targets: Management reiterated an aggressive 2026 ARR target ($7–$9B) and upgraded connected/contracted power guidance, supporting the long-term thesis but depending on execution and capacity ramp. Can Nebius Reach $7-$9B Annualized Run-Rate Revenue in 2026?
- Negative Sentiment: Mixed earnings: Q4 results missed top-line and EPS estimates (revenue $227.7M vs. est. $246M; EPS -$0.69 vs. -$0.42). While management cites timing (late capacity adds) and provided robust forward metrics (ARR, booked power), the misses introduce short-term execution risk and give skeptics a reason to trim positions. Nebius Surges on Strong Demand and Bullish Upgrades
- Neutral Sentiment: Market mentions: NBIS was highlighted in Zacks’ Bull/Bear features and various outlets — useful for visibility but less directly impactful than deals or analyst ratings. Nebius and Parsons have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
Nebius Group Trading Up 5.7%
Shares of NBIS stock opened at $107.61 on Friday. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52-week low of $18.31 and a 52-week high of $141.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 6.57 and a current ratio of 3.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.47. The company has a market capitalization of $27.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -73.71 and a beta of 3.90.
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). The firm had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $246.05 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 19.02%. Research analysts anticipate that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Nebius Group 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.
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