Focus Financial Network Inc. Takes Position in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Focus Financial Network Inc. bought a new stake in Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $600,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in Nebius Group during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in Nebius Group by 62.5% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 33,871 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $7,974,926.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 551,338 shares in the company, valued at $129,812,532.10. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 821,662 shares in the company, valued at $193,460,317.90. The trade was a 5.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 140,810 shares of company stock valued at $33,548,588 over the last 90 days.

Nebius Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and earnings exceeded expectations. Second-quarter revenue reached approximately $582.3 million, ahead of analyst estimates near $570 million, while the adjusted loss of $0.12 per share was considerably narrower than the expected $0.67 loss. Nebius beats quarterly revenue estimates as AI demand fuels growth
• Positive Sentiment: AI cloud growth remained exceptional. Core AI revenue rose more than fivefold year over year, accounting for roughly 98% of total sales. Management said demand for AI computing capacity continues to grow exponentially, supporting higher pricing and larger customer contracts. NBIS Stock Surges After Nebius Q2 Revenue Soars
• Positive Sentiment: Operating indicators strengthened. Annualized recurring revenue reportedly reached about $3 billion, contracted value quadrupled, contracted power guidance rose to 5 gigawatts, and AI operations generated an adjusted EBITDA margin near 50%. Nebius also selected Bloom Energy as a behind-the-meter power partner for a flagship data center, highlighting progress in solving power constraints. Nebius’ Q2 Just Made The Bull Case Stronger
• Positive Sentiment: The broader AI data-center trade regained momentum, with Nebius, CoreWeave and other infrastructure names leading a sector rebound after earlier forced selling. Jim Cramer says the AI data center trade is back
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and technical commentators identified bullish momentum and breakout potential, but several price targets cluster near recent trading levels, suggesting much of the growth outlook may already be reflected in the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Full-year guidance was a potential restraint. Nebius forecast 2026 revenue of $3.0 billion to $3.4 billion, with the upper end roughly matching or slightly trailing consensus expectations. Investors also continue to monitor data-center construction timing, heavy capital spending and execution risk.
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry’s reported short position, substantial insider selling, and concerns about valuation and infrastructure spending remain sources of volatility despite the earnings beat. Michael Burry Is Short Nebius and Palantir

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on NBIS. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $250.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Nebius Group from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $216.29.

Nebius Group Trading Up 34.1%

NASDAQ NBIS opened at $259.20 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 8.33, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $221.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $166.23. Nebius Group N.V. has a 12 month low of $62.01 and a 12 month high of $299.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.61 and a beta of 4.23.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) 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. On average, analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nebius Group Company 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.