Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Stock Price Down 9.9% After Analyst Downgrade

Key Points

• Nebius shares fell 9.9% to $115.88 after DA Davidson cut its price target from $250 to $125 and maintained a neutral rating; trading volume was 155% above average.
• Analyst views remain divided: the stock has a “Moderate Buy” consensus and a $226 average target, while recent recommendations range from sell to outperform.
• Quarterly revenue of $980.8 million and EPS of $0.30 beat estimates, but a lower 2026 revenue outlook, data-center delays, and plans for $40–45 billion in infrastructure spending have raised execution and funding concerns.

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 9.9% during mid-day trading on Friday after DA Davidson lowered their price target on the stock from $250.00 to $125.00. DA Davidson currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Nebius Group traded as low as $109.00 and last traded at $115.88. Approximately 48,016,683 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 155% from the average session volume of 18,832,119 shares. The stock had previously closed at $128.64.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on NBIS. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Monday, September 21st. They issued a "sell" rating and a $84.00 target price for the company. William Blair started coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Nebius Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Northland Securities upped their price objective on shares of Nebius Group from $248.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $245.00 price objective (down from $355.00) on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nebius Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $226.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CRO Marc Boroditsky sold 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.23, for a total transaction of $1,478,610.00. Following the transaction, the executive owned 7,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,478,610. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Wilson Boynton sold 333 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.07, for a total transaction of $57,632.31. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 403,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,779,920.23. The trade was a 0.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders purchased 1,718 shares of company stock valued at $280,207 and sold 103,527 shares valued at $23,457,169.

Top Nebius Group Stories

These are some of the NBIS stories that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue surged 571% to $980.8 million, beating estimates, and reported EPS of $0.30 also exceeded expectations. Management cited strong AI-compute demand and aims for $12–13 billion in 2027 revenue; customer prepayments are expected to cover more than 100% of new capacity build-out costs. NBIS Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on AI Cloud Growth, Asset-Light Gains
• Negative Sentiment: Management expects 2026 revenue of $3.0–3.4 billion, at the low end of its previous range and below the $3.4 billion consensus. Delays in third-party data-center capacity are pushing some revenue into 2027, raising concerns about execution. Why Nebius Group Stock Plunged Again Today
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s roughly $40–45 billion infrastructure-spending plan has heightened concerns about capital intensity and the risks of funding rapid expansion. Broader weakness in AI-data-center stocks and lower analyst targets have added to selling pressure. Nebius tests the neocloud playbook with $40 billion in planned spending

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nebius Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Situational Awareness LP acquired a new position in Nebius Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,232,895,000. Accel Leaders 4 Associates L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,012,097,322. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Nebius Group by 134.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,983,899 shares of the company's stock worth $1,100,233,000 after buying an additional 2,283,676 shares during the last quarter. Accel Leaders 3 Associates L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Nebius Group during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $621,908,604. Finally, BlackRock Inc. raised its position in shares of Nebius Group by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,531,270 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,184,591,000 after buying an additional 1,593,684 shares during the period. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nebius Group Trading Down 9.9%

The stock has a market cap of $29.32 billion, a PE ratio of -3,861.38 and a beta of 4.63. The company's 50-day moving average price is $196.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $178.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a current ratio of 4.03.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by $1.02. The company had revenue of $980.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $907.20 million. Nebius Group had a negative return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 4.55%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Nebius Group N.V. will post -3.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nebius Group Company Profile

Nebius Group is a technology company focused on building infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Its core business, Nebius, offers cloud computing services and access to accelerated computing resources designed to help developers and organizations train and run AI models. The company also has businesses in areas including data services for AI, autonomous mobility and online education. Based in Amsterdam, Nebius serves customers internationally and is developing data center and computing capacity to support its AI cloud services.

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