Updated: December 12, 2025 (Friday)
Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ: NBIS) closed out the week with another sharp reminder of what investors have come to expect from “AI infrastructure” names in 2025: big catalysts, big expectations—and big volatility. NBIS finished Friday at about $87.69, after trading as low as the $86 area in a heavy-volume session that extended a late-week pullback across the broader AI trade. [1]
The selloff comes even as the company continues to stack long-term demand signals—most notably its multi‑year hyperscaler agreements with Microsoft and Meta, which have helped propel NBIS dramatically higher over the course of 2025. But in the short run, the market’s focus has shifted: not “Is AI demand real?” but “How expensive is it to build—and how quickly does it pay back?” [2]
Below is a complete, publication-ready recap of Nebius stock news from the last few days, the most relevant fundamental and market drivers, what analyst forecasts are currently implying, and what to watch for next week.
NBIS stock today: price action and key levels (as of Dec. 12 close)
- Last price (Dec. 12): about $87.69 [3]
- Intraday range: roughly mid‑$86s to mid‑$95s [4]
- What stood out: a steep late-week decline after the stock traded in the low-to-mid $90s area earlier in the week (including a notable gap down on Dec. 11). [5]
Practical technical read (no chart): Friday’s low around $86 is the most obvious near-term support traders are watching. A sustained rebound back above the $90–$95 zone would be the first sign that dip-buyers are regaining control after the risk-off rotation that hit the AI infrastructure complex late this week. [6]
What moved Nebius stock this week?
1) “AI capex anxiety” came roaring back after Oracle’s update
The most immediate pressure point for NBIS (and its peers) wasn’t a Nebius-specific headline—it was a fast shift in sentiment across AI infrastructure and high-growth tech after Oracle’s commentary reignited fears about the cost and profitability timeline of AI buildouts. Reuters reported that Oracle’s update dragged on the Nasdaq and made investors more cautious on AI-related bets, contributing to a market rotation away from growth and some tech leaders. [7]
Nebius has been one of the market’s most prominent “neocloud / GPU capacity” plays this year, so it tends to amplify both optimism and fear when the AI narrative swings.
2) The Fed cut rates—but it didn’t eliminate volatility
This week also featured a Federal Reserve rate cut (Dec. 10), which normally helps long-duration growth stocks by easing financial conditions. The Fed’s own statement confirms it lowered the target range by 25 basis points to 3.5%–3.75%. [8]
But the late-week message from markets was clear: even with lower rates, investors are still highly sensitive to “AI spending” headlines, debt/financing questions, and capex intensity—exactly the topics that AI infrastructure names can’t avoid.
Nebius news in the last few days: the headlines driving the story
Dec. 10, 2025: Nebius expands its “physical AI” footprint with a robotics awards program
Nebius announced the winners of its Robotics and Physical AI Awards and Summit, awarding $1.5 million in cloud compute and inference credits to 16 startups selected from more than 250 applicants, and noted the event was hosted at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. [9]
This is not the kind of announcement that typically moves a $20B+ market-cap stock on its own—but it does reinforce a strategic message Nebius wants investors to internalize: it’s aiming to become infrastructure “backbone” not only for hyperscalers, but also for emerging AI-native and robotics companies.
Dec. 11–12, 2025: Stock drop accelerates as the AI infrastructure complex sells off
Market data coverage showed NBIS sliding sharply into Friday, with the stock trading down roughly 7% intraday on Dec. 12 and printing lows around $86. [10]
This aligns with the broader late-week “AI jitters” narrative (Oracle, semis, and AI infra names all pressured), rather than a single NBIS-only catalyst. [11]
The bigger catalysts still matter: Microsoft and Meta contracts remain the core bull thesis
If your time horizon is longer than a few trading sessions, Nebius’ story still revolves around contracted demand and capacity expansion:
Microsoft: a multi-year AI infrastructure agreement
Nebius has described a multi-year agreement to deliver AI infrastructure to Microsoft, including dedicated capacity from its New Jersey data center starting later in 2025. [12]
Meta: a ~$2.9B order with December 2025 and February 2026 delivery tranches
In a Nov. 12 Form 6‑K on SEC EDGAR, Nebius disclosed that under an order with Meta it will provide access to two dedicated GPU infrastructure capacity clusters over five years, with deployments in two tranches during December 2025 and February 2026, and a total contract value of approximately $2.9 billion. [13]
Why investors care right now: December is here. That makes execution on the first tranche a near-term “proof point” that can influence sentiment, especially after a sharp pullback.
Fundamentals check: what Nebius told investors in its Q3 2025 update
Nebius’ most recent quarterly update (Q3 2025 results released Nov. 11) included several market-moving items:
- It announced a new agreement to deliver AI infrastructure to Meta, valued at approximately $3B over 5 years. [14]
- It also said it planned an at-the-market (ATM) equity program for up to 25 million Class A shares, explicitly noting it intends to remain “dilution-sensitive” while financing growth opportunities. [15]
From Reuters’ reporting around those results:
- Nebius posted Q3 revenue of about $146.1 million (up 355% year-over-year) and capex of about $955.5 million, reflecting the heavy investment required to scale AI infrastructure. [16]
This mix—explosive growth signals paired with extraordinary buildout costs—is exactly why NBIS can surge on contract wins and still sell off hard on “capex anxiety” days.
Market position: “Europe’s biggest neocloud” with aggressive capacity plans
A Dec. 3 Reuters interview framed Nebius as Europe’s biggest “neocloud” firm, competing with hyperscalers by offering access to advanced GPUs plus the software stack needed for AI workloads. Reuters also reported Nebius plans to secure 2.5 gigawatts of contracted power across the U.S. and Europe by the end of 2026—a key metric because power availability is increasingly a limiting factor for AI data centers. [17]
Reuters also noted those Microsoft and Meta contracts helped push NBIS stock up roughly 248% in 2025 and lifted market capitalization past $25 billion at the time. [18]
Analyst forecasts for Nebius stock: what the Street is projecting now
Forecasts vary by provider, but the common theme is that the analyst community remains broadly constructive—even after Friday’s drop.
- MarketBeat lists an average 12‑month price target around $144.71, with targets ranging from roughly $84 to $211. [19]
- Investing.com shows an average target around 151.5, with a high estimate of 211 and a low estimate of 70, and a consensus leaning Buy. [20]
Two important caveats for readers (and for any Google News/Discover audience):
- Price targets can lag fast market moves, especially in high-beta AI names.
- A large portion of Nebius’ valuation debate is about execution (delivering capacity on time, scaling power/GPU supply, and funding capex efficiently), not just “demand.”
The bull case vs. bear case for NBIS heading into 2026
Bull case: contracted demand + scarce AI capacity
The bullish view is straightforward:
- AI compute remains supply-constrained.
- Nebius has landed hyperscaler-scale commitments (Microsoft and Meta).
- Power and GPU infrastructure, not apps, could be the bottleneck—and Nebius is building directly into that bottleneck.
That thesis is supported by the existence of multi-year commitments and Nebius’ own scaling plans. [21]
Bear case: capex, financing, and execution risk
The bearish (or cautious) view focuses on:
- Capex intensity and cash burn during rapid scaling. [22]
- Financing/dilution risk, highlighted by Nebius’ planned ATM program. [23]
- Delivery risk: the Meta contract explicitly includes remedies tied to meeting delivery dates for the first tranche (with termination rights after a grace period if delivery dates are missed). [24]
- Sector-wide sentiment swings, as seen this week when Oracle-related fears pressured AI infrastructure names broadly. [25]
In other words: the demand story can be true, and the stock can still be volatile if markets get spooked about the cost of getting there.
Week-ahead outlook: what to watch for NBIS from Dec. 15–19, 2025
1) Macro data that can move rates—and therefore high-growth AI stocks
Even when there’s no Nebius-specific catalyst, NBIS can react strongly to macro releases that shift interest-rate expectations and risk appetite.
S&P Global’s Week Ahead Economic Preview (week of 15 December 2025) flags major releases including U.S. employment data and U.S. CPI inflation later in the week. [26]
For NBIS traders and investors, the mechanism is simple:
- Hot inflation → yields up → expensive-growth stocks often sell off.
- Cooler inflation / weaker growth → yields down → growth and AI infra can catch a bid.
2) Meta deployment timing moves from “headline” to “execution”
Nebius has disclosed that Meta deployments are scheduled in December 2025 and February 2026. [27]
That makes any operational updates—either via filings, press releases, or credible reporting—disproportionately important after a volatile week.
3) Watch the AI infrastructure peer group for sympathy moves
NBIS trades as part of a cohort. When investors de-risk “AI infrastructure,” stocks can move together regardless of company-specific news (as the Oracle-driven selloff illustrated). [28]
4) Calendar note: U.S. markets remain on normal hours next week
Holiday trading hours become more relevant later in December; Nasdaq notes an early close on Dec. 24 and a full close on Dec. 25. [29]
That’s not an immediate catalyst for the Dec. 15–19 week, but it can start to influence liquidity and volatility as year-end approaches.
Bottom line for Dec. 12: NBIS remains a high-conviction AI infrastructure story—priced with high volatility
Nebius enters the week ahead with two realities simultaneously in play:
- The strategic narrative remains powerful: hyperscaler-scale contracts, aggressive capacity buildout, and a push to become a durable “neocloud” platform. [30]
- The stock is still trading like a high-beta AI proxy, vulnerable to macro swings and “AI spending” sentiment shocks—as this week’s pullback showed. [31]
For readers following NBIS into next week, the cleanest checklist is: macro data → AI sentiment → Nebius execution updates (especially Meta tranche timing) → financing/dilution headlines.
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