Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading Down 2.2% – Here’s What Happened

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s share price traded down 2.2% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $91.62 and last traded at $95.65. 8,593,993 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 35% from the average session volume of 13,283,255 shares. The stock had previously closed at $97.78.

More Nebius Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Missouri approval validates Nebius’s pivot to large‑scale AI infrastructure and removes a key execution uncertainty; the 400‑acre, 1.2 GW campus is presented as a growth catalyst that supports management’s aggressive ARR and capacity targets. Nebius Secures Approval for Its First Gigawatt-Scale AI Factory
• Positive Sentiment: Company and sell‑side narratives point to strong near‑term demand (capacity largely sold out) and a plan to fund large capex (management says ~60% of 2026 capex is secured), which underpins bullish revenue forecasts if execution holds. Nebius’ 1.2 GW Win: A $20B Bet on AI Infrastructure
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader industry expansion (e.g., CoreWeave hosting more inference workloads) signals rising market demand for GPU capacity, which benefits Nebius indirectly but also increases competition for customers and talent. Will Perplexity’s AI Workloads Accelerate CRWV’s Next Leg of Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are split: MarketBeat shows a Moderate Buy consensus and a wide range of price targets, reflecting confidence in growth but disagreement on timing and valuation. Nebius’ 1.2 GW Win: A $20B Bet on AI Infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns and recent momentum selling: commentators note Nebius is trading at very high multiples (sales and P/E metrics cited), prompting questions about whether the rally already prices in most upside. That has likely driven profit‑taking. As Nebius Gets the Green Light for a Massive AI Factory, Should You Buy NBIS Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and cash‑flow risk: the project requires very large capex (public reports cite $16–20B plans) and timely delivery to convert capacity into revenue; any delay, cost overrun or slower GPU demand could pressure the stock. Nebius’ 1.2 GW Win: A $20B Bet on AI Infrastructure

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. BWS Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings cut Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. CICC Research assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $143.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Northland Securities lifted their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $206.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Nebius Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $143.22.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $24.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.51 and a beta of 4.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 6.57. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.70.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by ($0.27). Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 19.02%.The firm had revenue of $227.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $246.05 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Nebius Group by 73.8% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 500.0% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.