Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Down 2.3% – Here’s Why

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares dropped 2.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $206.85 and last traded at $207.37. 10,348,172 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 42% from the average daily volume of 17,746,096 shares. The stock had previously closed at $212.19.

Nebius Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius will increase prices for Nvidia H100 instances by approximately 17%, while rates for newer B300 GPUs will rise roughly 21%. Reported examples show H100 pricing increasing from $3.85 to $4.50 per hour and B300 pricing from $7.85 to $9.50. This is the company’s second price increase in three months and could support revenue growth and margins if utilization remains strong. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: The pricing action provided fresh evidence that demand for AI computing capacity remains tight and that specialized cloud providers may be able to pass higher costs on to customers. The news also lifted sentiment across other AI infrastructure stocks. AI neocloud pricing article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent bullish commentary continues to point to rapid contracted-capacity growth, a year-end target of 5 gigawatts and improving profitability. These factors reinforce the view that higher pricing could help Nebius fund its substantial AI data-center investments. Bullish Nebius analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Chief Revenue Officer Marc Boroditsky sold 7,000 shares valued at approximately $1.46 million. Because the transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, it is a limited standalone signal of management sentiment. SEC Form 4 filing
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the rebound, NBIS remains volatile and has declined substantially over the past month. Investors continue to weigh the company’s ongoing losses, heavy capital-spending requirements, potential dilution and elevated valuation against its strong AI demand outlook. Nebius stock outlook

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on NBIS. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $278.00 to $324.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Truist Financial raised Nebius Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nebius Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $242.79.

Nebius Group Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $211.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $189.21. The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7,168.74 and a beta of 4.23.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%.The company had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CRO Marc Boroditsky sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.08, for a total transaction of $1,463,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive directly owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,045,400. This represents a 58.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,296 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.99, for a total transaction of $1,435,163.04. Following the sale, the director directly owned 415,844 shares in the company, valued at $112,689,565.56. This trade represents a 1.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 160,201 shares of company stock worth $39,208,414.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NBIS. BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,184,591,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593,684 shares during the period. Situational Awareness LP acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the second quarter worth about $1,232,895,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 134.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,100,233,000 after purchasing an additional 2,283,676 shares during the last quarter. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. bought a new stake in Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,012,097,322. Finally, Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $621,908,604. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Company Profile

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ: NBIS) is a technology company focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure and related services. Its principal business is Nebius AI, a cloud platform that provides computing, storage, networking and managed infrastructure designed to support the development and deployment of AI applications, including access to accelerated computing resources.

The company also operates or develops businesses in adjacent technology markets. These include Toloka, which provides data and evaluation services for machine-learning systems; TripleTen, an online education platform offering technology-focused training; and Avride, a developer of autonomous driving and delivery technologies.