Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Shares Acquired by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) by 13.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,985 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,339 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Nebius Group were worth $4,771,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its position in Nebius Group by 74.9% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 517,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,677,000 after acquiring an additional 221,559 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Nebius Group by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 2,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $299,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. grew its position in shares of Nebius Group by 70.9% in the first quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 5,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 2,460 shares in the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nebius Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius announced an asset-light AI cloud model that lets infrastructure partners fund and operate data centers, which could help the company scale capacity faster while preserving cash and reducing capital intensity. Nebius (NBIS) Launches Asset Light AI Cloud Model Through Partner Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: The new partner-driven model is being viewed as a potential catalyst for faster global growth because it could expand AI compute availability without requiring Nebius to fund every data center build itself. Nebius Unveils an Asset-Light AI Cloud Model: Key to Faster Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Despite the selloff, bullish commentary noted that Nebius still has strong demand for AI computing power and a large contracted backlog, including a reported $1 billion Reflection AI deal that supports its long-term growth narrative. Blueprint for a Billion: Nebius Group Secures the AI Floor
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators argued the stock remains compelling on a long-term basis, but others say the rapid rally has made Nebius look more fairly valued, limiting near-term upside unless growth continues to accelerate. Nebius (NBIS) Stock Looks Fairly Valued As AI Cloud Expansion Draws Interest
• Negative Sentiment: Shares sold off as investors reacted to concerns about Nebius’s heavy capital expenditure plans and reported executive stock sales, which raised questions about dilution, cash needs, and execution risk. Nebius (NBIS) Stock Plummets 11% on Massive CapEx Plans and Executive Stock Sales
• Negative Sentiment: The broader “neocloud” trade weakened, and some reports linked the decline to worries that Meta’s cloud/compute expansion could intensify competition and pressure Nebius’s growth outlook. Meta Cloud Threat Sparks Nebius Stock Selloff Despite $1 Billion AI Deal

Insider Activity at Nebius Group

In other Nebius Group news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of Nebius Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $3,987,816.65. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 274,763 shares in the company, valued at $64,692,948.35. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Arkadiy Volozh sold 46,627 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total value of $10,978,327.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 821,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $193,460,317.90. This trade represents a 5.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 668,405 shares of company stock valued at $140,422,170 over the last 90 days.

Nebius Group Stock Down 13.9%

Shares of NASDAQ NBIS opened at $171.77 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $228.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $152.74. The company has a market capitalization of $43.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.41 and a beta of 4.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 8.33 and a quick ratio of 8.33. Nebius Group N.V. has a 1 year low of $49.00 and a 1 year high of $299.86.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.81) by $0.58. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 95.27%.The firm had revenue of $399.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $375.13 million. Nebius Group’s quarterly revenue was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Nebius Group N.V. will post -1.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on Nebius Group from $169.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America upped their target price on Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Nebius Group in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $203.25.

Nebius Group 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.