Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Rosenblatt Securities

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) was upgraded by investment analysts at Rosenblatt Securities to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Zacks reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Monday, September 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $84.00 price objective on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Nebius Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $260.00 to $399.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nebius Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Nebius Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $245.69.

Nebius Group Stock Down 7.4%

Shares of NBIS stock opened at $219.71 on Wednesday. Nebius Group has a 1-year low of $73.52 and a 1-year high of $299.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $224.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $203.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 4.03 and a quick ratio of 4.03. The company has a market cap of $55.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7,321.23 and a beta of 4.18.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. The company had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%.The firm’s revenue was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.38 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Nebius Group will post -3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In other news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 14,546 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total value of $3,406,091.36. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 260,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $60,932,412.72. This represents a 5.29% 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, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 29,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total transaction of $6,811,714.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 522,248 shares in the company, valued at $122,289,591.68. This trade represents a 5.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 166,616 shares of company stock worth $39,753,038.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nebius Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NBIS. Situational Awareness LP purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the second quarter worth about $1,232,895,000. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. purchased a new position in Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,012,097,322. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in Nebius Group by 134.3% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,233,000 after acquiring an additional 2,283,676 shares in the last quarter. Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $621,908,604. Finally, Clear Street Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Nebius Group by 95.0% in the fourth quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. now owns 3,511,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,943,000 after acquiring an additional 1,710,924 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities upgraded Nebius to “strong buy”, following its recent initiation with a “buy” rating and a $304 price target—approximately 38.4% above the referenced $219.71 price. The upgrade reinforces the bullish Wall Street view of Nebius’s AI-cloud growth prospects.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights Nebius’s rapidly expanding specialized cloud infrastructure, full-stack AI capabilities, and tens of billions of dollars in signed AI-compute contracts. The company’s ability to scale alongside surging demand for AI training and deployment is supporting the investment case. Nebius Captures Pure-Play AI Investors Looking Beyond Mega Caps
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and financial commentators continue to compare Nebius favorably with other AI-related companies, including CoreWeave, BigBear.ai and SoundHound AI, citing its rapid revenue growth and focused exposure to AI infrastructure. Better Cloud AI Pick: CoreWeave or Nebius Group?
• Neutral Sentiment: William Blair also assigned NBIS an “Outperform” rating, adding to the positive analyst coverage, although the stock’s elevated valuation and substantial prior gains may limit the immediate impact of additional bullish commentary. Why This Wall Street Analyst Just Issued a Bold Prediction for Nebius Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Nebius shares decreased amid a broader selloff in AI-infrastructure companies, as investors questioned the debt and financing required to build out AI capacity. The move suggests sector-wide risk appetite, rather than company-specific news alone, is influencing NBIS.
• Negative Sentiment: COO Ophir Nave’s sale of 500,000 shares under a preset trading plan raised fresh insider-selling concerns. Commentary also warns that Nebius’s balance-sheet risks could undermine its growth story if funding conditions worsen. Nebius Group Could Be 11% Undervalued After Insider Selling Raises Fresh Questions

Nebius Group Company Profile

Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure and related services. Through its Nebius AI business, the company provides cloud-based computing infrastructure designed for developing, training and deploying machine-learning and generative AI applications, including access to accelerated computing, data storage, networking and managed cloud services.

The company also develops tools and services intended to support AI developers and businesses, including data and machine-learning infrastructure.