Brokerages Set Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) Target Price at $226.00

Shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $226.00.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on NBIS shares. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price target on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research lowered Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Freedom Capital raised shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Northland Securities upped their price target on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th.

Nebius Group Price Performance

Nebius Group stock opened at $204.09 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $213.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.66. Nebius Group has a 12-month low of $63.26 and a 12-month high of $299.86. The stock has a market cap of $51.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -6,800.73 and a beta of 4.23.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The company had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. Nebius Group’s revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.38 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Nebius Group will post -3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius raised its year-end power target from more than 3 gigawatts to 5 gigawatts, signaling faster-than-expected progress in securing the electricity needed to expand its AI-cloud infrastructure. The company’s disclosed deal pricing could provide investors with a framework for estimating the revenue potential of that capacity. Nebius Raised Its Year-End Power Target From More Than 3 Gigawatts to 5 in 6 Months
• Positive Sentiment: A market commentary highlighted Nebius among stocks with short-squeeze potential. Elevated short interest can amplify gains if buying momentum forces bearish investors to cover positions, although this is a speculative catalyst. 15 Stocks to Watch With Short Squeeze Potential
• Positive Sentiment: Management will participate in upcoming investor conferences, potentially increasing visibility for Nebius’s AI-cloud strategy, capacity expansion, customer agreements, and long-term financial targets. Nebius to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to compare Nebius favorably with CoreWeave as demand for dedicated AI data centers accelerates, while a separate analysis focuses on how Nebius’s pricing model could shape its growth and valuation. Nebius vs. CoreWeave This Is the New Pricing Story for Nebius
• Negative Sentiment: Higher bond yields are pressuring capital-intensive AI infrastructure companies by increasing financing costs. Nebius also faces concerns about roughly $20 billion of planned capital expenditures and customer concentration, with three customers reportedly accounting for nearly 60% of revenue. What to Understand Before Buying Nebius
• Negative Sentiment: The CFO sold 470 shares for approximately $92,120, reducing her direct ownership by 3.71%. The transaction was relatively small but may weigh modestly on sentiment. SEC Insider Transaction Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary called for a pause after Nebius’s rally and warned that new competitors are building substantial AI-computing capacity, increasing competitive and valuation risks. Nebius Stock Deserves a Pause After Rally

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $3,987,816.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 274,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,692,948.35. This represents a 5.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Charles E. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total value of $13,276,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 272,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. This represents a 15.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 159,013 shares of company stock valued at $39,216,975 over the last 90 days.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NBIS. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth $9,084,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter worth $68,000. 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.