Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Down 3.4% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) were down 3.4% on Monday. The stock traded as low as $149.48 and last traded at $153.27. 30,317,983 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 68% from the average session volume of 18,072,998 shares. The stock had previously closed at $158.74.

More Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Seeking Alpha described Nebius as showing potential bottoming signals and argued that recent concerns may be overstated. The company’s $3.5 billion Citi financing, strong liquidity and projected decline in leverage could reduce near-term funding risk. Nebius: Chance To Double Down While The Buy Signal Is Printing
• Positive Sentiment: A comparison with CoreWeave highlighted Nebius’s comparatively stronger balance sheet: approximately $8.5 billion of debt and $8.0 billion of cash, versus CoreWeave’s $35.1 billion of debt and $5.5 billion of cash. Both companies reportedly have more GPU demand than they can currently accommodate. CoreWeave Vs. Nebius
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius reportedly raised about $279 million for a data-center project near Lille, France. The funding supports continued international capacity expansion and reinforces the company’s effort to build out data centers in the U.S., Finland and Europe. Why Are CoreWeave and Nebius Stocks Rising
• Positive Sentiment: Director Arne Grimme disclosed several purchases totaling more than 1,000 shares over multiple sessions, including purchases at prices between roughly $154 and $162. Although the trades were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, the added insider ownership provided a modest confidence signal. Nebius Insider Buying
• Neutral Sentiment: The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, supporting risk appetite in the near term, but two officials favored a rate increase. Persistent rate uncertainty remains important for Nebius because AI data-center expansion requires substantial capital. Fed Holds. AI’s Bigger Risk Isn’t Rates
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate dilution and the company’s ability to fund very large projected capital expenditures. Nebius’s premium valuation relative to CoreWeave also leaves less room for execution or financing disappointments, while tighter debt markets could slow expansion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on NBIS. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Freedom Capital raised Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Truist Financial upgraded shares of Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $243.25.

Nebius Group Stock Up 7.0%

The company has a market cap of $46.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -6,075.97 and a beta of 4.18. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $213.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $175.84. The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%. The company had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $567.91 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.38 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.19 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Nebius Group

In other news, Director Wilson Boynton sold 7,260 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,289,593.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 403,522 shares in the company, valued at $71,677,612.86. The trade was a 1.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Arne Grimme acquired 208 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $153.96 per share, with a total value of $32,023.68. Following the acquisition, the director owned 7,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,138,996.08. This represents a 2.89% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 1,365 shares of company stock valued at $222,468 and have sold 158,490 shares valued at $38,111,200.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the third quarter worth $3,255,000. Partners Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the third quarter valued at $6,195,000. Choreo LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 1.8% during the third quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 63.2% during the third quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 528 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sage Rhino Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the third quarter valued at about $220,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Company Profile

Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on providing cloud infrastructure and services for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Through its Nebius AI division, the company offers access to high-performance computing, graphics processing units (GPUs), storage, networking, and related tools designed to help businesses and developers train, deploy, and operate AI models.

The company also operates or supports other technology businesses, including Toloka, an AI data and evaluation platform; TripleTen, an online education provider focused on technology careers; and Avride, a developer of autonomous driving and delivery technologies.