Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $174.83 and last traded at $172.4220, with a volume of 6393697 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $154.49.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition — Nebius agreed to buy Eigen AI for ~$643 million to add inference and model‑optimization capabilities to its Token Factory platform; this strengthens its AI stack and could improve margins and address production AI workloads. Will Eigen AI Buyout Fuel NBIS’ AI Infrastructure & Revenue Potential?
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue visibility — Management highlights a large contracted backlog (reports cite multiyear deals with hyperscalers) and recent financing that support 2026 scaling and the company’s revenue guidance. Nebius Breaks Out to All-Time Highs—Here’s What’s Driving It.
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional and analyst momentum — Recent coverage turned more bullish after the deal and AI tailwinds, attracting new institutional buyers and lifting the stock to fresh highs. Why Nebius Group Stock Is Surging On Wednesday?
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale disclosed — Director Elena Bunina sold 5,882 shares under a pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plan; the trade reduces her stake but was planned and may not indicate new negative info. Insider Selling: Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Director Sells 5,882 Shares of Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Event risk — Q1 earnings (May 13) and management commentary on ARR growth, hyperscaler deployment timing and Eigen integration are near‑term catalysts that could swing the stock either way. Q1 Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx / cash‑flow risk — FY25 operating cash flow was modest relative to planned capex; management expects contract cash flows to cover ~60% of 2026 CapEx, implying substantial external funding needs and potential dilution/refinancing risk. Nebius Q1: One Number May Settle The CapEx Funding Debate
• Negative Sentiment: High expectations / execution risk — The stock’s rapid run raises implied performance expectations; missing ARR, cash‑flow targets or delays integrating Eigen could trigger sharp pullbacks given elevated valuation and high beta. Assessing Nebius Group (NBIS) Valuation After Strong AI Infrastructure Momentum

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on NBIS. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 price target for the company. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Nebius Group from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.75.

Nebius Group Trading Up 10.9%

The firm has a market capitalization of $49.13 billion, a PE ratio of -133.62 and a beta of 4.03. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $124.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.74. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.42) by ($0.27). The company had revenue of $227.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $246.05 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 11.71%. Analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -2.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 31,357 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.20, for a total transaction of $3,486,898.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 585,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,075,240.80. This trade represents a 5.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Elena Bunina sold 5,882 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total transaction of $999,940.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 32,485 shares in the company, valued at $5,522,450. This represents a 15.33% 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 sold 135,622 shares of company stock worth $15,672,341 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nebius Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 2,391.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,219,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,474,000 after acquiring an additional 3,090,103 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the fourth quarter valued at $231,635,000. Fred Alger Management LLC boosted its holdings in Nebius Group by 33.4% in the third 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 Nebius Group in the fourth quarter valued at $188,496,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the third quarter valued at $238,511,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

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.