Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading Down 3.5% – What’s Next?

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price fell 3.5% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $106.52 and last traded at $108.04. 13,227,136 shares changed 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.

More Nebius Group News

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

NBIS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citizens Jmp began coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. They issued a “market outperform” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Northland Securities upped their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $206.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Compass Point began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nebius Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $143.22.

Nebius Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 6.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -74.00 and a beta of 4.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $96.15 and a two-hundred 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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 19.02%.The firm had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $246.05 million. As a group, analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the first quarter worth $9,084,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 102.0% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 602 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

About Nebius Group

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.