William John Sempolinski Acquires New Shares in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

William John Sempolinski acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,130,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NBIS. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 12.4% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 17,651,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,681,000 after buying an additional 1,949,708 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Situational Awareness LP purchased a new position in Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,232,895,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Nebius Group by 134.3% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,233,000 after acquiring an additional 2,283,676 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Nebius Group by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,704,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,099,000 after acquiring an additional 964,984 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on NBIS shares. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Northland Securities upped their price target 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. Piper Sandler began coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.00.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ NBIS opened at $226.39 on Friday. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52-week low of $63.26 and a 52-week 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 $57.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -7,543.82 and a beta of 4.23. The company has a fifty day moving average of $212.58 and a 200-day moving average of $181.77.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.38 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 454% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Nebius Group

In related news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 33,871 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $7,974,926.95. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 551,338 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,812,532.10. This trade represents a 5.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $3,987,816.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 274,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,692,948.35. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 159,013 shares of company stock worth $39,216,975.

More Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital opened a position in Nebius during the second quarter, making NBIS the fund’s largest holding. The investment adds credibility to the AI infrastructure story and may encourage other investors to reassess the company’s growth prospects. Billionaire Stephen Mandel’s Top 2 AI Stock Picks
• Positive Sentiment: Nebius is targeting major 2027 expansion, supported by multibillion-dollar AI-cloud agreements, premium pricing and increased data-center capacity. The company’s year-end contracted power target reportedly rose from more than 3 gigawatts to 5 gigawatts, strengthening the potential revenue base if that capacity is deployed successfully. Will Nebius Group’s Mega AI Deals Power Its 2027 Growth Story?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage points to technical upside and continued investor interest in Nebius as a leading AI infrastructure stock. Its latest quarterly results also showed revenue growth of 454% year over year and an earnings loss narrower than analysts expected, supporting the growth narrative. Why Nebius Group Should Find a Floor at Current Levels
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators continue comparing Nebius with CoreWeave and other “neocloud” providers. The comparisons highlight strong AI-compute demand but also raise questions about pricing, competitive differentiation and how much future growth is already reflected in NBIS’s valuation. Sam Altman Sees Unsustainable Silliness in AI Compute Spending
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish analysis warns that the economics may not justify the stock’s valuation, particularly as Nebius and peers take on significant debt to fund data-center construction. Planned capital spending, customer concentration and the risk of excess AI capacity remain material risks. Nebius: The Math Doesn’t Work
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sanchez Maria Del Dado Alonso sold 470 shares for approximately $92,120, reducing her direct stake by 3.71%. The relatively small transaction is unlikely to alter fundamentals but could modestly weigh on sentiment. CFO Sells Nebius Group Shares

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.