Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Shares Sold by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 20.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,727 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,244 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $1,736,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NBIS. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Nebius Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 73.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Price Performance

Shares of NBIS opened at $188.43 on Friday. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52 week low of $50.10 and a 52 week high of $299.86. The company has a current ratio of 8.33, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $47.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.78 and a beta of 4.10. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $225.99 and a 200-day moving average of $159.67.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.81) by $0.58. The business had revenue of $399.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $375.13 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 95.27%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 684.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.91 EPS for the current year.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Vera Rubin deployment goes live: Nebius said a Vera Rubin compute rack is operational at its Mäntsälä, Finland, facility. Investors viewed the milestone as evidence of execution and expanding AI-compute capacity. Nebius stock soars on achieving an incremental milestone
• Positive Sentiment: Broader neocloud rebound: Strong results and spending plans from major technology companies, including Microsoft, renewed confidence in demand for AI infrastructure and helped lift Nebius alongside other AI-cloud providers. Nebius stock surges as Microsoft’s cloud beat lifts neocloud sentiment
• Positive Sentiment: Potential large-customer demand: Meta could potentially spend as much as $62 billion with CoreWeave and Nebius, highlighting the scale of demand for third-party AI capacity, although the report describes a possible arrangement rather than a confirmed contract. Meta could spend $62 billion with CoreWeave and Nebius
• Positive Sentiment: Forced-selling concerns eased: Analysts argued that recent margin-related liquidation in AI stocks may have removed leveraged positions, creating room for a rebound if underlying AI infrastructure fundamentals remain intact. Buying the AI Reset
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius published its 2025 sustainability report, detailing energy, water and community initiatives as the company scales toward multiple gigawatts of compute capacity. The report provides transparency but is unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Nebius publishes 2025 Sustainability Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius will report second-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on August 12, giving investors a forthcoming test of growth, utilization and spending plans. Nebius announces second-quarter results date
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a risk after a substantial 12-month gain. Some analysis views the shares as reasonable on selected multiples but expensive on broader measures, raising concerns that much of the AI-growth outlook is already reflected in the stock. Nebius stock still looks reasonable despite fresh AI partnership news

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 33,871 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $7,974,926.95. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 551,338 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,812,532.10. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 1,509 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.20, for a total transaction of $416,785.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 12,672 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,500,006.40. The trade was a 10.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 668,405 shares of company stock valued at $140,422,170 in the last ninety days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on NBIS shares. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $169.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $222.15.

Nebius Group 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.