Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Down 3.5% – Here’s Why

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) traded down 3.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $106.52 and last traded at $108.04. 13,227,136 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 2% from the average session volume of 13,437,648 shares. The stock had previously closed at $112.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $2B strategic investment materially de‑risked Nebius’s access to next‑gen chips (Rubin GPUs, Vera CPUs, BlueField storage) and strengthens a long‑term hyperscale AI partnership — a clear bullish catalyst for growth expectations and investor sentiment. MarketBeat: NVIDIA Invests $2B in Nebius
• Positive Sentiment: Several outlets and analysts frame the NVIDIA move as validation that Nebius can scale hyperscale AI capacity quickly (targets cited: $7B–$9B ARR by 2026, >5 GW by 2030), supporting upside thesis for investors focused on AI infrastructure. Fool: Nvidia Just Invested $2 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: News flow and technicals showed a breakout from an extended consolidation after the announcement, attracting momentum traders and institutional flows that pushed shares higher earlier in the week. Reuters: Nvidia to invest $2B in Nebius
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius has reiterated aggressive deployment and revenue targets and disclosed accelerated contracted power and ARR growth; these operational targets support the story but also raise execution risk if demand or build costs deviate. Zacks: Is Nebius Set to Gain AI Cloud Momentum?
• Neutral Sentiment: Management moves to accelerate U.S. expansion (new SVP for Americas) and non‑core stakes (ClickHouse, Avride) could provide optionality but also complicate capital allocation as Nebius scales capex. Yahoo Finance: Nebius Taps Dan Lawrence
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators warn the NVIDIA deal and ensuing rally may already price in aggressive growth — valuation metrics look stretched, prompting profit‑taking and fresh skeptic commentary. Seeking Alpha: What Nebius Is Actually Getting From Nvidia’s $2B Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Critical pieces argue the investment could backfire or represent circular capital/valuation risk, and at least one detailed sell‑side/opinion writer says the $2B does not change a bearish stance — increasing short‑term downside risk amid market rotation. Seeking Alpha: Nvidia’s $2B Doesn’t Change My Sell
• Negative Sentiment: Broader macro pressure (recent CPI‑driven volatility and tech‑selloff) and very high share‑price momentum set the stage for intraday pullbacks as traders lock gains. Zacks: CPI Increased in Line with Expectations

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on NBIS. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. They set a “market outperform” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Compass Point started coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Freedom Capital raised Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Nebius Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.22.

Nebius Group Trading Down 3.5%

The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 6.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market cap of $27.21 billion, a PE ratio of -74.00 and a beta of 4.02. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $96.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.72.

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

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Nebius Group by 73.8% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in Nebius Group by 500.0% in the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.