Nebius Group N.V. $NBIS Shares Sold by Howland Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Howland Capital Management cut its Nebius position by 34.6% in the third quarter, selling 29,900 shares and retaining 56,550 shares valued at approximately $13.3 million. Institutional investors collectively own 21.9% of the company.
• Nebius reported quarterly revenue of $582.3 million, up 454% year over year and above estimates, while its adjusted loss of $0.12 per share was narrower than expected. Analysts still forecast a full-year loss, underscoring the company’s ongoing profitability challenge.
• Insider selling has substantially outweighed buying: insiders sold roughly $38.1 million of stock and bought about $100,000 during the past 90 days. The stock opened at $159.17, well below its one-year high of $299.86, while analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $243.25.

Howland Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS - Free Report) by 34.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,550 shares of the company's stock after selling 29,900 shares during the period. Howland Capital Management LLC's holdings in Nebius Group were worth $13,339,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Saudi Central Bank lifted its holdings in Nebius Group by 110.0% in the second quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 167,819 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,347,000 after acquiring an additional 87,896 shares during the last quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the first quarter worth $1,087,000. Situational Awareness LP acquired a new stake in Nebius Group during the second quarter worth $1,232,895,000. HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Nebius Group in the first quarter valued at $735,000. Finally, Amundi raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 128,380 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nebius Group Stock Performance

Shares of Nebius Group stock opened at $159.17 on Friday. Nebius Group N.V. has a one year low of $73.52 and a one year high of $299.86. The company has a market cap of $40.27 billion, a PE ratio of -5,303.90 and a beta of 4.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a current ratio of 4.03. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $219.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.22.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the company earned $2.38 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 454% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Danila Shtan sold 14,546 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.16, for a total value of $3,406,091.36. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 260,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,932,412.72. This trade represents a 5.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Arne Grimme bought 148 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $169.99 per share, with a total value of $25,158.52. Following the purchase, the director owned 6,329 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,075,866.71. This represents a 2.39% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 595 shares of company stock worth $100,030 and sold 158,490 shares worth $38,111,200.

Trending Headlines about Nebius Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nebius continues to point to strong AI-compute demand. Its chief revenue officer said pricing is rising faster than expected, while SpaceX executives indicated that new AI-compute deployments can achieve payback in less than a year. These comments support the potential economics of Nebius’ expansion. Investors question neocloud business model
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched public live spot pricing for GPU compute, improving customer cost transparency and potentially making its NVIDIA-powered cloud more accessible to customers with flexible demand. Nebius also expanded AI collaborations involving NVIDIA and robotics deployments. Nebius brings GPU compute pricing into the open
• Positive Sentiment: Director Arne Grimme purchased 148 shares for approximately $24,855 on October 21, following similar purchases earlier in the week. The trades were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, so they are a modest rather than decisive confidence signal. SEC insider purchase filing
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader neocloud sell-off has so far remained largely contained within AI infrastructure stocks and has not materially spread to wider equity or credit markets. That limits systemic risk, but does not remove pressure on highly valued operators.
• Negative Sentiment: Credit-market stress at CoreWeave is weighing on the entire sector. Its bonds have entered distressed territory, and credit-default swaps reportedly exceeded 1,000 basis points. Investors fear similar debt and capacity risks could affect Nebius, even though the companies have different financial profiles. CoreWeave and Nebius stocks are crashing
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler lowered its Nebius price target from $237 to $185 and assigned a neutral rating, reflecting increased caution over valuation and financing. Nebius also remains unprofitable, with analysts expecting a loss for the current year, making successful execution of its capital expansion especially important. Piper Sandler cuts Nebius target

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NBIS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Nebius Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Nebius Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Nebius Group from $278.00 to $324.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. President Capital started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities began coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. They set a "buy" rating and a $304.00 price objective for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $243.25.

Nebius Group Profile

Nebius Group N.V. is a technology company focused on providing cloud infrastructure and services for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Through its Nebius AI division, the company offers access to high-performance computing, graphics processing units (GPUs), storage, networking, and related tools designed to help businesses and developers train, deploy, and operate AI models.

The company also operates or supports other technology businesses, including Toloka, an AI data and evaluation platform; TripleTen, an online education provider focused on technology careers; and Avride, a developer of autonomous driving and delivery technologies.

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