Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Trading Up 1.6% – Here’s What Happened

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS)’s stock price rose 1.6% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $98.40 and last traded at $96.43. Approximately 6,929,942 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 47% from the average daily volume of 12,971,438 shares. The stock had previously closed at $94.94.

Key Stories Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $2B investment validates Nebius as an AI-hyperscale partner and gives Nebius early access to Rubin GPUs, Vera CPUs and BlueField storage — supporting its plan to scale to multi‑GW AI capacity and accelerate deployments. What Nebius Is Actually Getting From Nvidia’s $2 Billion Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Broader market and analyst momentum: several outlets and analysts see the NVIDIA tie-up as a major catalyst and have bullish thesis/price targets, supporting further inflows if execution stays on track. NVIDIA Invests $2B in Nebius: Time to Add NBIS to Your Portfolio?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nebius plans heavy AI capex ($16–$20B by 2026) but holds liquid/noncore stakes (ClickHouse, Avride) that could provide optionality or raise cash if needed — useful but depends on timing and market conditions. Can Nebius’ Noncore Stakes Support Long-Term AI Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational signals: management reiterated aggressive ARR and contracted power targets (2026 ARR targets and multi‑GW ambition). These are growth drivers but require consistent execution and capital deployment. NVIDIA Invests $2B in Nebius: Time to Add NBIS to Your Portfolio?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit-taking risks: analysts note NBIS is priced for aggressive growth (EV/sales ~7.6x in some writeups); some analysts remain bearish — the NVIDIA check is positive but may already be priced in, raising downside if execution slips. Nebius: Nvidia’s $2B Doesn’t Change My Sell
• Negative Sentiment: Capital-flow/structural concerns and recent fundamentals: several commentators flag circular capital or stretched metrics; NBIS recently missed EPS and revenue estimates, and it still shows negative ROE — execution and margin control remain risks. How Nvidia’s $2 Billion Investment May Backfire on Nebius Stock

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on NBIS. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Citizens Jmp assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. They set a “market outperform” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. Finally, Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.22.

Nebius Group Stock Down 3.2%

The stock has a market cap of $27.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -74.30 and a beta of 4.02. The company has a quick ratio of 6.57, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.72.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last issued its earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $246.05 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.1 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nebius Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Nebius Group by 73.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 500.0% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.