Western Financial Corp CA bought a new stake in Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 13,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,274,000. Nebius Group accounts for about 1.1% of Western Financial Corp CA’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NBIS. Triumph Capital Management raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 5,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,318,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Sanders Morris Harris LLC acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,023,000. Henry James International Management Inc. grew its holdings in Nebius Group by 14.4% during the third quarter. Henry James International Management Inc. now owns 88,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,904,000 after purchasing an additional 11,153 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its stake in Nebius Group by 18.4% in the third quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 2,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $606,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clay Northam Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Nebius Group by 44.3% in the third quarter. Clay Northam Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on NBIS shares. Northland Securities increased their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Nebius Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $260.00 to $399.00 in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Monday, September 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. Finally, President Capital initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $245.69.
Key Stories Impacting Nebius Group
Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Nebius has raised prices for NVIDIA B300, B200, H200 and H100 virtual machines, suggesting demand for scarce AI-computing capacity may support stronger revenue and margins over time. However, the benefit has not yet been clearly reflected in earnings. Nebius Has Pricing Power. Its Earnings Don’t Show It Yet.
- Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt’s Buy rating and generally favorable analyst coverage provide a counterpoint to the selloff. Nebius also recently reported sharply higher revenue and better-than-expected quarterly EPS, supporting the long-term AI infrastructure growth story. AI Infrastructure Stocks Decline
- Neutral Sentiment: A failed technical breakout has weakened momentum, while the broader AI-cloud group is under pressure. Rising bond yields and renewed concerns about the cost of financing GPUs and data centers are reducing investor risk appetite. Nebius Slides as Failed Breakout Tests Risk Appetite
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning whether Nebius’s valuation is justified by current revenue and earnings. The stock’s substantial multiyear advance has embedded high expectations, while the company remains loss-making on a reported EPS basis and is expected to post a full-year loss. Nebius Stock Seems Overvalued
- Negative Sentiment: CRO Marc Boroditsky sold 7,000 shares worth approximately $1.48 million under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, adding to an insider-selling overhang. Recent reports indicate numerous insider sales and no purchases, although the planned nature of the transaction limits its significance. Nebius CRO Stock Sale
- Negative Sentiment: Concerns about heavy capital spending, cash-flow pressure and potential dilution following Nebius’s large convertible-note financing are weighing on the stock. Investors are also watching whether the company can convert AI demand into profitable data-center growth. Nebius Stock Selloff and Gartner Warning
Insider Activity at Nebius Group
In related news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 14,546 shares of the firm’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 $3,406,091.36. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 260,217 shares in the company, valued at $60,932,412.72. This trade represents a 5.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 29,090 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total transaction of $6,811,714.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 522,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $122,289,591.68. The trade was a 5.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 151,230 shares of company stock valued at $36,821,606 over the last three months.
Nebius Group Stock Down 10.1%
NASDAQ NBIS traded down $20.85 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $186.01. 33,139,472 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,689,902. The company’s 50-day moving average is $224.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $205.77. Nebius Group N.V. has a one year low of $73.52 and a one year high of $299.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a current ratio of 4.03. The company has a market capitalization of $47.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6,198.27 and a beta of 4.18.
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. The firm 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 posted $2.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Nebius Group
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.
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