Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Price Target Lowered to $278.00 at Citigroup

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) had its target price decreased by research analysts at Citigroup from $287.00 to $278.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price objective points to a potential upside of 23.06% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson cut shares of Nebius Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $200.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $224.00 price objective for the company. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Nebius Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nebius Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $221.64.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

NBIS stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $225.90. The stock had a trading volume of 11,802,612 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,198,904. Nebius Group has a 52 week low of $53.95 and a 52 week high of $299.86. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $225.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $161.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.37 and a beta of 4.23.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) last announced 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 ($0.81) 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 analyst estimates of $375.13 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 684.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Nebius Group will post -1.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Nebius Group

In related news, 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 821,662 shares in the company, valued at $193,460,317.90. This represents a 5.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CTO Danila Shtan sold 16,937 shares of the firm’s 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 directly owned 274,763 shares in the company, valued at $64,692,948.35. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 651,704 shares of company stock valued at $137,422,230.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nebius Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of Nebius Group by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Nebius Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius’ 310% year-over-year share-price gain reflects accelerating demand for AI infrastructure. Its vertically integrated platform, NVIDIA relationship and major infrastructure agreements continue to support the long-term growth narrative. Nebius Surges 310% in a Year: Should You Buy, Hold or Sell?
• Positive Sentiment: The appointment of Lindsey Irvine as chief marketing officer adds an experienced go-to-market executive from Square, Benchling and MuleSoft as Nebius expands globally following a year of record growth. Nebius appoints Lindsey Irvine as Chief Marketing Officer
• Neutral Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and a $224 price target, essentially matching the stock’s recent trading level. The firm favors CoreWeave as its top neocloud pick, leaving limited near-term valuation support for NBIS. Piper Sandler Initiates Coverage on Nebius Group
• Neutral Sentiment: A reported institutional and retail “Power Inflow” trading signal triggered bullish interest, but order-flow indicators are technical and do not change the company’s underlying earnings outlook. Nebius Shares Rise After Key Trading Signal
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts expect a decline in upcoming earnings, and Zacks says Nebius lacks the usual indicators associated with a likely earnings beat. That raises the risk of continued volatility around the next report. Analysts Estimate Nebius Group to Report a Decline in Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: After its sharp rally, investors are increasingly focused on heavy spending, potential financing needs and margin pressure. These concerns make the stock’s valuation more sensitive to any slowdown in AI demand or execution. Nebius Surges 310% in a Year: Should You Buy, Hold or Sell?

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.