Freedom Capital Markets has launched formal coverage of Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS), assigning a Buy rating and a price target of $108.00. The research note, released on Monday, frames Nebius as a vertically integrated cloud platform engineered for AI workloads and operating in the GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) segment.
The firm pointed to several quantitative and strategic signals in its assessment. Nebius carries a market capitalization of $21.45 billion and has recorded an exceptional share price trajectory, gaining in excess of 160% over the past year. At the same time, the stock trades at a markedly elevated price-to-earnings ratio - nearly 199 - and Freedom highlighted the company’s recent financial momentum, noting revenue growth of 106% in the last twelve months.
Freedom Capital Markets emphasizes Nebius’s end-to-end model. By owning its data centers and eschewing hyperscaler-level markups, the company aims to deliver cost-efficient, high-performance compute to AI-native customers. The research note characterizes this ownership model as central to Nebius’s positioning in next-generation cloud infrastructure, enabling tighter platform integration and flexible access to GPU resources across key availability zones.
Specific product and technical developments are also cited. Nebius plans to deploy the NVIDIA Rubin platform via its AI Cloud and Token Factory services, with access to advanced AI capabilities expected to begin in the second half of 2026. The firm is also positioning itself among the first AI cloud providers to offer NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 across data centers in the United States and Europe. In addition, Nebius has rolled out AI Cloud 3.1 with NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra compute capabilities, asserting that it is the first cloud provider in Europe to run these platforms in production environments.
From the perspective of future growth, Freedom projects that continued investment in AI-focused product development and infrastructure will support a large and expanding addressable market, sustained high revenue growth, and operating leverage over the next several years. The note also flags a near-term event for market participants: Nebius is scheduled to report earnings on February 17, which Freedom suggests could provide incremental clarity on the company’s growth trajectory.
External evaluations referenced in the coverage provide a mixed view. InvestingPro analysis, as cited in the research note, indicates that the stock appears overvalued relative to its Fair Value despite recognizing high revenue growth potential. The same InvestingPro material points to a set of factors and additional research content available to subscribers, including a collection of exclusive ProTips and a Pro Research Report.
Other sell-side and industry developments mentioned alongside Freedom’s initiation include additional analyst coverage and commercial milestones. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage with an Equalweight rating, while Citizens Financial placed a Market Outperform rating on Nebius and underscored the company’s AI growth potential. Citizens Financial highlighted large commercial agreements with major cloud customers, citing contract values of $17.4 billion with Microsoft and $3.0 billion with Meta. Separately, Nebius has worked with Uber to launch a robotaxi service in Dallas, reflecting activity at the intersection of AI, cloud infrastructure, and autonomous vehicle applications.
Freedom Capital Markets’ Buy initiation and the surrounding analyst commentary collectively underscore how Nebius’s mix of vertical integration, GPU-focused product offerings, and strategic customer relationships factor into its investment thesis. Market participants will watch the company’s upcoming earnings release on February 17 and the rollout timelines for the NVIDIA Rubin and Blackwell Ultra-based offerings for further evidence of execution against that thesis.