Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Up 8% - Still a Buy?

Markets 2026-01-07 10:20

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) Shares Up 8% - Still a Buy?

KEY POINTS

  • Nebius Group shares jumped 8% to $100.24 on Tuesday on heavy trading (18.5M shares, about 48% above average), with a market capitalization near $25.24 billion and a high beta (4.00) signaling elevated volatility.

  • Analysts have a consensus Buy rating with an average price target of $144.71, and individual targets ranging roughly from $120 to $175 across several firms.

  • Large institutional investors have been adding or initiating positions (notably Qube Research, Clear Street, Orbis and others), with institutions owning about 21.9% of the stock, reflecting demand for Nebius’s AI/cloud offerings like Nebius AI and Toloka AI.

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Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 8% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $100.68 and last traded at $100.24. 18,502,224 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 48% from the average session volume of 12,533,864 shares. The stock had previously closed at $92.83.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on shares of Nebius Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. They set a "market outperform" rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. CICC Research began coverage on Nebius Group in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $143.00 target price on the stock. DA Davidson restated a "buy" rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. BWS Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Nebius Group in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $120.00 target price on shares of Nebius Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $144.71.

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Nebius Group Price Performance

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The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $96.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.52. The company has a market capitalization of $25.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -130.18 and a beta of 4.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fred Alger Management LLC acquired a new stake in Nebius Group in the 1st quarter valued at $67,431,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in shares of Nebius Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $238,511,000. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its position in shares of Nebius Group by 12.4% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 17,651,930 shares of the company's stock valued at $976,681,000 after acquiring an additional 1,949,708 shares during the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. bought a new stake in Nebius Group during the third quarter worth about $202,168,000. Finally, Rovida Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Nebius Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $96,223,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.90% of the company's stock.

About Nebius Group


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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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