Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Down 1% – Here’s Why

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price was down 1% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $180.63 and last traded at $187.97. 22,628,760 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 31% from the average session volume of 17,320,662 shares. The stock had previously closed at $189.88.

Trending Headlines about Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains a counterweight. Citigroup assigned Nebius a new $278 price target, and the broader analyst consensus is reportedly “Moderate Buy,” suggesting some Wall Street analysts still see meaningful upside from the company’s AI-cloud expansion. Nebius Given New $278 Price Target at Citigroup Nebius Given Average Recommendation of Moderate Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term demand for AI capacity remains the bullish thesis. Coverage highlights Nebius’ strong revenue potential and expanding role in AI infrastructure, although investors will be watching how quickly new data-center capacity converts into revenue and cash flow. After Surging 298%, Is Nebius Stock Still a Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider sale appears limited. Director John Wilson Boynton IV sold 5,812 shares for approximately $1.5 million—about 1% of his holdings—leaving him with a substantial remaining stake. The transaction may attract attention but does not, by itself, signal a major change in insider confidence. Nebius Director Sells Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry’s disclosed short position is the main immediate pressure. The “Big Short” investor said he is betting against Nebius and criticized AI-related companies as potentially overvalued and vulnerable. His profile has amplified concerns about Nebius’ valuation, capital requirements and data-center plans, prompting a sharp selloff and renewed short-selling speculation. Michael Burry Says He Is Shorting Oracle and Nebius Michael Burry Takes Bearish Bets on Oracle and Nebius
• Negative Sentiment: Pre-earnings positioning is bearish. NBIS has fallen more than 37% from its year-to-date high, and options-market activity indicates investors expect substantial volatility around earnings scheduled for Wednesday next week. A recent analyst downgrade has added to the pressure. Nebius Stock Tumbles Before Earnings Nebius Shares Down Following Analyst Downgrade

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on NBIS. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $126.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nebius Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.64.

Nebius Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 8.33 and a quick ratio of 8.33. The firm has a market cap of $47.56 billion, a PE ratio of 60.64 and a beta of 4.23. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $225.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $163.27.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.81) by $0.58. Nebius Group had a net margin of 95.27% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm had revenue of $399.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $375.13 million. Nebius Group’s quarterly revenue was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.54 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nebius Group

In related news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $3,987,816.65. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 274,763 shares in the company, valued at $64,692,948.35. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Elena Bunina sold 10,894 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.87, for a total transaction of $2,253,641.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,772 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,228,403.64. The trade was a 50.28% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 651,704 shares of company stock valued at $137,422,230 in the last ninety days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nebius Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NBIS. Confluence Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 2.0% during the second quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $684,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Nebius Group by 76.0% in the second quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in Nebius Group by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 2,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance LLC grew its position in Nebius Group by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 5,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Aspen Grove Capital LLC grew its position in Nebius Group by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Aspen Grove Capital LLC now owns 2,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. 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.