Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Holdings Raised by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 759.0% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 195,210 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 172,484 shares during the quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $53,911,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NBIS. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the second quarter worth $1,012,097,322. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 2,391.3% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,219,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,474,000 after purchasing an additional 3,090,103 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth $231,635,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Nebius Group by 134.3% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,100,233,000 after buying an additional 2,283,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth about $188,496,000. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius received a powerful boost from a reported $5.75 billion funding haul, easing concerns about how it will finance its planned AI expansion. The funding strengthens the company’s ability to build computing and data-center capacity, a key potential catalyst for future growth. What’s Going On With Nebius Stock Thursday
• Positive Sentiment: Strong results from Nvidia reinforced expectations for sustained AI demand. Because Nebius is positioned as an AI infrastructure provider, investors interpreted Nvidia’s outlook as supportive of continued demand for GPUs, cloud capacity and data-center services. Nebius stock outlook as Nvidia predicts robust AI growth
• Positive Sentiment: Palo Alto Networks’ CEO reportedly described Nebius as operating in “a different league,” highlighting the scarcity of high-performance computing capacity and the pricing power available to companies with GPUs and data-center infrastructure. Palo Alto Networks’ CEO Says Nebius Is in a Different League
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader technology-sector strength and improving technical and sentiment indicators could provide a favorable backdrop for high-growth AI stocks, although this is a market-wide factor rather than a Nebius-specific development. Why the Summer Slump is Setting Up Wall Street’s Next Rally
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the main counterweight. Shares have gained about 203% over the past year, suggesting that considerable AI growth is already reflected in the price. Investors are questioning whether the expansion plans justify the premium valuation, leaving NBIS vulnerable to profit-taking or disappointment if execution slows. Is Nebius Group Priced For Perfection On AI Growth?

Nebius Group Stock Down 4.3%

Nebius Group stock opened at $209.18 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $217.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -6,970.34 and a beta of 4.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a current ratio of 4.03. Nebius Group N.V. has a one year low of $63.26 and a one year high of $299.86.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NBIS has been the subject of several research reports. Citizens Jmp lifted their price target on shares of Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $126.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Nebius Group from $278.00 to $324.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $226.00.

Insider Transactions at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, Director Charles E. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.53, for a total value of $13,276,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 272,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,365,687.49. This trade represents a 15.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $10,978,327.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 821,662 shares in the company, valued at $193,460,317.90. The trade was a 5.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 186,506 shares of company stock worth $46,264,387 in the last quarter.

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.