Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases 165,278 Shares of Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 230.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 236,949 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 165,278 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $21,314,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of NBIS. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 73.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 500.0% during the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Barrett & Company Inc. bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Nebius Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Recent articles highlighted Nebius as a top AI infrastructure winner, driven by its partnership with Nvidia, a growing backlog, and expectations for monster revenue growth this year. Nvidia’s $2.2 Billion Investment in This Rapidly Growing AI Company Is Working Out Great
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary also said Nebius has become a serious contender in AI inference and continues to benefit from a large order book, which has helped keep sentiment strong. Nebius just became a serious contender in AI inference. It’s a strong buy even at all-time highs.
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple writeups noted that Nebius has already surged significantly this year, reinforcing that momentum remains powerful but also that expectations are high. This Stock Has Soared 110% This Year, and It’s Just Getting Started
• Negative Sentiment: Director Elena Bunina disclosed a sale of 10,819 shares under a pre-arranged trading plan, which can still pressure sentiment when a stock is near all-time highs. Elena Bunina Sells 10,819 Shares of Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock
• Negative Sentiment: One recent market note warned the stock looks frothy ahead of Nebius’ May 13 earnings report, raising the risk of a “sell-the-news” reaction if results do not exceed lofty expectations. MarketBeat Week in Review – 05/04 – 05/08

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 31,357 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.20, for a total value of $3,486,898.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 585,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,075,240.80. This represents a 5.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 868,289 shares in the company, valued at $90,067,617.97. This trade represents a 3.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 146,441 shares of company stock worth $17,672,342.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on NBIS. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 price target for the company. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nebius Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Freedom Capital lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.75.

Nebius Group Price Performance

Shares of NBIS opened at $177.08 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $125.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $107.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.59 billion, a PE ratio of -121.28 and a beta of 4.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 3.08. Nebius Group N.V. has a 1-year low of $27.20 and a 1-year high of $197.89.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). The business 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%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -2.44 EPS for the current year.

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.