Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Shares Acquired by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 1,439.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,620 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,255 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $1,552,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the first quarter valued at $1,087,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Nebius Group by 1,095.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,046,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,840,000 after purchasing an additional 1,875,612 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the first quarter worth about $735,000. Amundi raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 10.6% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,343,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,449,000 after buying an additional 128,380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 74.9% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 517,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,677,000 after buying an additional 221,559 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.

Nebius Group Stock Up 7.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NBIS opened at $226.39 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $212.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $181.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -7,543.82 and a beta of 4.23. Nebius Group N.V. has a 1 year low of $63.26 and a 1 year 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.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by $0.55. Nebius Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 6.03%. The firm had revenue of $582.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.38 earnings per share. Nebius Group’s revenue was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Key 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

Analyst Ratings Changes

NBIS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Nebius Group in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Northland Securities raised their price target on Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $226.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 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 transaction of $10,978,327.15. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 821,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $193,460,317.90. The trade was a 5.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 33,871 shares of the company’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 $7,974,926.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 551,338 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,812,532.10. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 159,013 shares of company stock valued at $39,216,975 over the last ninety days.

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.