Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Down 1.2% – Should You Sell?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares dropped 1.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $102.00 and last traded at $104.88. Approximately 8,270,577 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 38% from the average daily volume of 13,311,540 shares. The stock had previously closed at $106.12.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large strategic wins with hyperscalers bolster Nebius’ long‑term revenue runway — deals with Meta and Microsoft reinforce Nebius’ positioning as an AI-cloud infrastructure provider, supporting the growth story investors buy into. Nebius AI Cloud Deals With Meta And Microsoft Meet Valuation Debate
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/market commentary argues the heavy capex is strategic, not purely dilutive — several pieces advise investors not to overreact to near‑term cash outflows given the platform and revenue momentum. Nebius: Don’t Let The CapEx Scare You
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street interest and bullish price targets support upside potential — multiple buy/outperform ratings and mid‑to‑high price targets keep a constructive analyst backdrop. Nebius Group slides 5.9% as investors keep digesting Q4 results and heavy spending outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons to larger cloud/AI names (Alphabet) highlight different risk/return profiles — Nebius shows outsized revenue growth but also higher leverage and capex needs versus legacy cloud players; useful for longer‑term allocation decisions. Nebius vs. Alphabet: Which AI Cloud Stock is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech/AI rotation and market volatility are creating two‑way moves across the sector — sectorwide risk‑off can amplify Nebius’ volatility independent of company‑specific news. MarketBeat Week in Review – 02/23 – 02/27
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed EPS expectations and showed very large capex — Q4 revenue rose but EPS missed consensus and the company disclosed multi‑billion capex needs (Q4 capex ~ $2.06B), raising near‑term funding and cash‑burn concerns. That narrative is the principal drag on the stock today. Nebius Group slides 5.9% as investors keep digesting Q4 results and heavy spending outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Sector peer earnings (e.g., CoreWeave) and mixed results from other AI-infrastructure names are pressuring premarket sentiment — a weak or mixed quarter from peers can trigger risk‑off flows across the group. What’s Going On With Nebius Group Stock Friday?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NBIS shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $126.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Compass Point started coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company. Finally, CICC Research began coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $143.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Nebius Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $143.22.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

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 company’s 50-day moving average is $95.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -62.46 and a beta of 3.90.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a net margin of 19.02% and a negative return on equity of 11.70%. The firm had revenue of $227.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $246.05 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the first quarter valued at about $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth about $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $9,084,000. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 93.8% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.