Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Up 6.7% – Here’s Why

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s stock price rose 6.7% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $108.96 and last traded at $108.82. Approximately 13,553,824 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 10% from the average daily volume of 15,068,659 shares. The stock had previously closed at $101.95.

More Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius announced a huge AI expansion — a planned 310 MW data‑center build in Finland with a reported €10 billion investment and reported supply/collaboration deals that include a potential Meta Platforms supply arrangement (up to ~$27B) and a $2B collaboration with Nvidia. This materially boosts Nebius’ addressable market and supports higher forward revenue expectations. Nebius Ramps Up AI Capacity With Finland Build And Mega Partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have begun to refresh models: one fair‑value estimate was raised from ~$159.29 to ~$165.85 amid updated assumptions around new AI contracts and financing — a sign Street research is becoming more constructive. How The Nebius Group (NBIS) Investment Story Is Shifting With New AI Deals And Valuation Adjustments
• Positive Sentiment: Feature and strategy pieces (Motley Fool/Zacks) highlight Nebius as a fast‑growing player positioned to benefit from the “neocloud”/AI infrastructure supercycle, attracting investor attention and bullish flows. 1 Multibagger Investment Opportunity I’m Eyeing in April
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup / analyst insights comparing Nebius with peers (Roku mentioned) provide context for investors but are observational rather than new catalysts. Useful for framing risk/reward but less likely to move price on their own. Analysts Offer Insights on Communication Services Companies: Nebius Group (NBIS) and Roku (ROKU)
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares at an average ~$103.73 on April 1, reducing his stake ~3.7% — a signal some investors interpret as profit‑taking or diversification. SEC Form 4 – Arkadiy Volozh
• Negative Sentiment: CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares and insider Andrey Korolenko sold 26,976 shares (both at ~ $98.78 on March 31), each trimming ~4% of their positions — additional insider selling that can cap upside in the short term. SEC Form 4 – Danila Shtan SEC Form 4 – Andrey Korolenko

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on NBIS. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Compass Point initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup began coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Monday, March 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $169.00 target price for the company. DA Davidson lifted their price target on Nebius Group from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $157.09.

Nebius Group Stock Up 6.7%

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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $99.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.63. The company has a market capitalization of $27.40 billion, a PE ratio of -74.53 and a beta of 4.20.

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

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total value of $1,332,443.42. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 307,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,362,798.84. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 33,358 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.73, for a total value of $3,460,225.34. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 868,289 shares in the company, valued at $90,067,617.97. This represents a 3.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 73,823 shares of company stock worth $7,457,358 over the last three months.

Institutional Trading of Nebius Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter worth about $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC purchased a new position in Nebius Group during the first quarter worth approximately $9,084,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $9,297,000. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.