Wealth Effects LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS – Free Report) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,950 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $539,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the first quarter worth approximately $1,628,000. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $11,563,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $9,084,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $68,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director John Wilson Iv Boynton sold 5,812 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.29, for a total value of $1,472,121.48. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 378,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $95,912,057.85. This represents a 1.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Andrey Korolenko sold 33,871 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.45, for a total transaction of $7,974,926.95. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 551,338 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,812,532.10. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 136,310 shares of company stock worth $32,569,613.
Nebius Group Price Performance
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $0.55. The business had revenue of $582.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.91 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.38 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.91 EPS for the current year.
Nebius Group News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Nebius Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Exceptional quarterly growth: Nebius reported revenue of $582.3 million, up 454% year over year, while adjusted EBITDA reached $236 million and annualized revenue run rate approached $3 billion. Its AI Cloud segment grew 514%, exceeding many investor expectations. Nebius Group Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
- Positive Sentiment: Large contracts and expanding capacity: Four AI infrastructure contracts reportedly exceed $1 billion in total value, helping push the contracted power target to 5 gigawatts and supporting a backlog of more than $40 billion. Investors see this as improving multiyear revenue visibility. Nebius Is Up After Multi-Billion AI Cloud Wins
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: Citigroup raised its target to $324 and maintained a buy rating, while Bank of America lifted its target to $310 and Robert W. Baird raised its target to $340 with an outperform rating. Northland Securities also reiterated its buy rating. Northland Securities Reiterates Buy Rating
- Positive Sentiment: UK expansion and trading momentum: Nebius is deploying NVIDIA-powered infrastructure at Vantage Data Centers’ Newport, Wales campus, expanding access to domestic UK AI compute. A reported “Power Inflow” order-flow signal also attracted momentum traders. Vantage and Nebius Expand UK AI Infrastructure
- Neutral Sentiment: Execution remains central: A capacity auction cleared above prior pricing records, and customer prepayments may fund a substantial portion of planned capital expenditures. These developments improve funding flexibility but increase expectations for timely capacity delivery and sustained premium pricing. Nebius Q3 Auction Broke Its Price Ceiling
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and balance-sheet risks: Critics argue that Nebius is priced for very strong execution, while debt, asset depreciation and capital intensity could pressure long-term returns. Michael Burry’s reported short position and DA Davidson’s $175 neutral target add a bearish counterpoint. The Neoclouds Are a Trade, Not an Investment
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms recently weighed in on NBIS. Zacks Research cut Nebius Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Northland Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $250.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Nebius Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.00.
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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.
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