Forsta AP Fonden Invests $3.98 Million in Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS

Forsta AP Fonden purchased a new position in Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 47,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,976,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake 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. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Nebius Group by 500.0% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 3rd quarter worth $56,000. Finally, Barrett & Company Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius said it is targeting about 540% data center revenue growth by year-end, reinforcing the view that demand for its AI infrastructure remains extremely strong and could leave the stock undervalued despite its huge run. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup reportedly raised its price target on Nebius to a new Street high of $287, signaling continued bullishness from analysts on the company’s AI data center growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner disclosed a 5.6% stake in Nebius, which can be read as a strong vote of confidence in the company’s AI infrastructure strategy. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage with a neutral rating and a $255 price target, suggesting some analysts see the shares as fairly valued after the recent run-up. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One article cautioned investors to understand two major risks before buying Nebius, pointing to concerns that could weigh on the stock after its steep AI-driven advance. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Another note highlighted that Nebius may need substantial future capital raising as it ramps capex to as much as $20 billion to $25 billion, which could dilute shareholders and pressure returns. Article Title

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 13,489 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.78, for a total value of $1,332,443.42. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 307,378 shares in the company, valued at $30,362,798.84. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Elena Bunina sold 10,894 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.87, for a total value of $2,253,641.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,772 shares in the company, valued at $2,228,403.64. The trade was a 50.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 666,935 shares of company stock valued at $123,541,848 over the last three months.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NBIS. Citizens Jmp raised their price target on Nebius Group from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Bank of America raised their price target on Nebius Group from $175.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup raised their price target on Nebius Group from $169.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Compass Point began coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $188.31.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NBIS opened at $260.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $161.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.68. Nebius Group N.V. has a 52-week low of $35.72 and a 52-week high of $278.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 8.33 and a current ratio of 8.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.93 billion, a PE ratio of 84.06 and a beta of 4.03.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.77) by $0.54. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 95.27%.The business had revenue of $399.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $375.13 million. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -2.32 EPS for the current 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.