On Friday I Took a Large Position in $NBIS - Here's Why
While most investors are sleeping on $NBIS at $95, I was buying. Let me explain why Nebius is one of the most asymmetric AI infrastructure plays in the market right now.
The Revenue Inflection Nobody's Pricing In
2025 Full Year: $500-550M revenue, $900M-$1.1B ARR
2026 Guidance: $3.45-7B revenue, $7-9B ARR
2027 Projections: $7.8-9B revenue (analyst consensus)
2028 Projections: $14B+ revenue
That's 521-1,400% YoY growth from 2025 to 2026. This isn't a forecast. This is contracted revenue from Microsoft and Meta multi-year AI infrastructure deals worth tens of billions.
$NBIS has a $20B+ backlog of unfilled orders. More than half of 2026 projected ARR is already contracted in advance.
The Recent Catalysts
AI Cloud 3.1 Launch (January 2026): Integrated Nvidia Blackwell GPUs with proprietary features like Capacity Blocks, real-time dashboards, and advanced compliance tools. This positions $NBIS as a top-tier full-stack AI cloud platform, not just GPU rental.
Capacity Expansion: Increased 2026 target from 1 GW to 2.5 GW contracted power capacity. This is the physical infrastructure that enables the revenue scaling.
Microsoft & Meta Contracts: Multi-year, long-duration contracted revenue (not usage-based). These are the hyperscalers that matter, and they're buying from $NBIS.
The Analyst Targets
Northland Securities: $211 price target (122% upside from $95)
Citizens JMP: $175 price target (84% upside)
Average analyst target: $157.83 (66% upside)
Consensus: Strong Buy (5 Buy ratings, 1 Hold, 0 Sell)
At $95, $NBIS is trading 40% below the average analyst target and 55% below Northland's $211 target. The pullback from October highs ($141) is a gift.
Price Targets Based on Revenue Achievement
Here's what happens if $NBIS hits their revenue targets:
If 2026 Revenue = $3.5B (low end):
At 10x P/S (growth tech multiple): $140 per share
At 15x P/S (premium AI infra): $210 per share
If 2026 Revenue = $7B (high end):
At 10x P/S: $280 per share
At 15x P/S: $420 per share
If 2027 Revenue = $9B (analyst consensus):
At 8x P/S (compressed multiple): $288 per share
At 12x P/S (AI growth premium): $432 per share
From $95 today, that's 47-343% upside depending on revenue achievement and multiple expansion.
The Valuation Compression Story
Current valuation looks expensive on 2025 numbers: ~50x price-to-sales
But here's what happens when revenue scales:
2026: 50x 2025 sales compresses to 7-13x 2026 sales (using $3.5-7B revenue range)
2027: Compresses to 4-5x 2027 sales (using $9B projection)
That's growth into valuation. The multiple isn't the risk. Execution is. And $NBIS is executing.
The Numbers That Matter
Q3 2025: $146.1M revenue (+355% YoY), core infrastructure +400% YoY
2025: $500-550M revenue, $900M-$1.1B ARR
2026: $7-9B ARR target (7-9x current ARR)
2027: $9B revenue projected (analysts), $5B+ EBITDA projected
Backlog: $20B+ unfilled orders
Power capacity: Scaling from 1 GW to 2.5 GW in 2026
Cash: $4.79B (fully funded growth)
Why I Bought Friday
$NBIS pulled back from $141 to $95. The thesis didn't. Revenue guidance was raised(capacity target up to 2.5 GW). Contracts were signed (Microsoft, Meta). Backlog is $20B+. Analyst targets are $158-211.
The market is giving you 66-122% upside to analyst targets on a company scaling revenue 7-14x in 2026 with $20B in contracted backlog and a net-cash balance sheet.
If they hit low-end 2026 revenue ($3.5B): $140-210 per share If they hit high-end 2026 revenue ($7B): $280-420 per share If they hit 2027 revenue ($9B): $288-432 per share
I took a large position Friday. This is the AI infrastructure trade for 2026.
Still accumulating $NBIS.
When I say that the management team and engineers at $NBIS are their biggest asset and moat, it is NOT an understatement.
When $NBIS CEO Arkady Volozh made the decision to split from Yandex and Russia in 2022, he brought with him around a thousand Yandex engineers. one thousand of the best engineers Russia had to offer. Many of whom already had 10, 15 or even 20 years of experience under their belt.
Yandex was not your ordinary run-of-the-mill Russian company, they were a national POWEHOUSE often referred to as the Google of Russia. At their peak they had a market cap of $30B and handled around 60% of Russia's entire web traffic.
- They created the Uber of Russia, Yandex Taxi.
- They created the DoorDash of Russia, Yandex Delivery.
- They created the Google Maps of Russia, Yandex Maps.
- They created the Spotify of Russia, Yandex Music.
And the list goes on... (like literally, they have like 25+ different branches and extensions)
If you don't believe that the AI-hype is real, thats fine.
If you don't believe that the demand for power will continue to increase, thats also fine.
But if you believe that a company filled to the brim with hundreds upon hundreds of the top engineers in class, with decades of experience working with AI and ML will not be able to turn $NBIS into the AWS of AI infrastructure... then we unfortunately do not see eye-to-eye.
My conviction in $NBIS and their ability to succeed is second to none and I will be following this journey until the thesis becomes reality!
To finish off, I would like to add two quotes I found from people who have had direct or indirect relations with Yandex and their team:
"I’ve worked with ex-Yandex engineers at a FAANG company and they are the most hardcore software engineers I’ve ever met." - verywellmanuel (Reddit)
"I’m from Russia and I confirm that. Yandex team did so many phenomenal products. Those are elite level engineers, but more importantly they used to work together for many years." - oleh88 (Reddit)
For those who don’t understand the recent $NBIS selloff, data indicates that many weak-handed retail investors panic-sold for no rational/structural reason. But the selloff was manufactured, institutions were quietly accumulating shares in volume and using call options to hide their buys. Institutions took some retail to the cleaners, taking their valuable shares at a massive discount.
Congrats to all $NBIS bulls who HELD due to reason-based conviction. Always do your own research. Always know what you own and why. You can’t borrow conviction.
$Nbis Nebius Group N.V. ("Nebius Group" or the "Company"; NASDAQ: NBIS) will release its third quarter 2025 financial results on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, before market open.
Nebius Group will also hold a conference call to discuss its results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time