Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Up 6.7% – What’s Next?

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) rose 6.7% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $108.96 and last traded at $108.82. Approximately 13,553,824 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 10% from the average daily volume of 15,068,659 shares. The stock had previously closed at $101.95.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius announced a huge AI expansion — a planned 310 MW data‑center build in Finland with a reported €10 billion investment and reported supply/collaboration deals that include a potential Meta Platforms supply arrangement (up to ~$27B) and a $2B collaboration with Nvidia. This materially boosts Nebius’ addressable market and supports higher forward revenue expectations. Nebius Ramps Up AI Capacity With Finland Build And Mega Partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have begun to refresh models: one fair‑value estimate was raised from ~$159.29 to ~$165.85 amid updated assumptions around new AI contracts and financing — a sign Street research is becoming more constructive. How The Nebius Group (NBIS) Investment Story Is Shifting With New AI Deals And Valuation Adjustments
• Positive Sentiment: Feature and strategy pieces (Motley Fool/Zacks) highlight Nebius as a fast‑growing player positioned to benefit from the “neocloud”/AI infrastructure supercycle, attracting investor attention and bullish flows. 1 Multibagger Investment Opportunity I’m Eyeing in April
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup / analyst insights comparing Nebius with peers (Roku mentioned) provide context for investors but are observational rather than new catalysts. Useful for framing risk/reward but less likely to move price on their own. Analysts Offer Insights on Communication Services Companies: Nebius Group (NBIS) and Roku (ROKU)
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares at an average ~$103.73 on April 1, reducing his stake ~3.7% — a signal some investors interpret as profit‑taking or diversification. SEC Form 4 – Arkadiy Volozh
• Negative Sentiment: CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares and insider Andrey Korolenko sold 26,976 shares (both at ~ $98.78 on March 31), each trimming ~4% of their positions — additional insider selling that can cap upside in the short term. SEC Form 4 – Danila Shtan SEC Form 4 – Andrey Korolenko

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NBIS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Monday, March 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $169.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Nebius Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.09.

Nebius Group Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $99.77 and a 200 day moving average of $101.63. The company has a quick ratio of 6.57, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.40 billion, a PE ratio of -74.53 and a beta of 4.20.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 19.02%.The business had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $246.05 million. Sell-side analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.73, for a total transaction of $3,460,225.34. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 868,289 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,067,617.97. The trade was a 3.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 307,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,362,798.84. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 73,823 shares of company stock worth $7,457,358.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nebius Group

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NBIS. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Nebius Group by 2,391.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,219,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,474,000 after buying an additional 3,090,103 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 4th quarter worth $231,635,000. Fred Alger Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 33.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 10,132,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,137,551,000 after acquiring an additional 2,536,832 shares during the last quarter. Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $188,496,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the third quarter valued at about $238,511,000. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.