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NBIS vs OUST

Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:03 am
Posted by bringonusc
Katy, TX
Member since Aug 2007
3802 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:03 am
I’m new to trading individual stocks. Started early last year, when I bought 25 shares of NBIS at $40/share based on the information I learned on this board. Unfortunately, I was still too nervous to buy more as it started to increase.

However, I did not miss out on buying OUST. I currently own 675 shares with an AVG cost basis of $40. Thanks to this board again!!

My question now is, do I keep holding my small NBIS position or sell it now and buy more OUST? Which do you guys think it more realistic:

NBIS doubles to $518 or triples to $777

or

OUST doubles to $92 or triples to $138

Ultimately, I would like to get to 1k shares for OUST.

What do you guys realistically think is the ATH for each stock?
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 8:04 am
Posted by DawgCountry
Great State of GA
Member since Sep 2012
34047 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:04 am to
quote:

NBIS doubles to $518 or triples to $777

or

OUST doubles to $92 or triples to $138


why not both
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
11596 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:09 am to
I have both as well and the only answer I can come e up with is “yes.”
Posted by NaturalBeam
Member since Sep 2007
15156 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:14 am to
It sounds like you've got about $40k earmarked for this, so why not $20k in each?
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
34056 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:18 am to
Just split it on these
Posted by SouthMSReb
Member since Dec 2013
4791 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:28 am to
quote:

NBIS doubles to $518 or triples to $777

or

OUST doubles to $92 or triples to $138


Don't like the framing of this. Stock price doesn't matter in this scenario. What does this look like in market caps?
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
5142 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:28 am to
NBIS has a revenue pipeline for huge growth. OUST is... a trade
Posted by bringonusc
Katy, TX
Member since Aug 2007
3802 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:29 am to
quote:

It sounds like you've got about $40k earmarked for this, so why not $20k in each?


Fair enough. I guess I’m just trying to understand if the general thought is that one will run more than the other. But it sounds like the board’s opinion is both!!
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
28433 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:45 am to
I like staying in both, and think that moving towards a 50/50 balance is a good strategy. It will stabilize your account a little so you don't have such dramatic ups and downs.

Over the long run, they can offset each other to some extent. Who knows which one will be up more a year from now?

You can try to play the market and sell one after a big run up (like NBIS had yesterday) to buy the other, but that is iffy, and you will have tax implications every time you buy low and sell high.

Another strategy is that once you get a mix you like, just sit on them for at least a year and let them become eligible for long term capital gains assets. Put any additional money into tinkering with your ratio of stocks.

Putting all your money in one stock can be a roller coaster ride. Look at what Nebius has done. Up 200% and then down 50%, in the course of a few months. OUST was in the $60's and went down to the low $30's recently.

Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
26311 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 11:15 am to
According to the law of large numbers, OUST should 3x before NBIS does, but NBIS likely defies that law.

Market caps
OUST 3bn
NBIS 65bn

Conventional wisdom says that growing to 200bn will be much more difficult than growing to 9bn, but that's not necessarily the case here.

OUST annual rate of growth is expected to continue to be between 30-50% annually as stated by management (though they just exceeded the top end).
NBIS just grew at 454% Year over Year.


NBIS is in hypergrowth NOW.
I think OUST has potential to also expand handsomely, but the TAM and use cases for physical AI is next, not now. and NBIS will help fuel that.

If OUST can indeed become the perception and sensing layer for physical AI then I see room for it to expand beyond 30bn market cap, but that's a 5-10 year framing.

NBIS IS currently IN what it was supposed to become (from bare metal gpu renter to full stack cloud ai at enterprise level) and is still growing massively (future hyperscaler?)

Ouster is still perceived as only a niche LiDAR company. While it is a bit more than that already, it is not yet THE sensing and perception layer for physical ai. In fact, I don't think there is one yet. The market just isn't ready.

I own more NBIS at a 1.75 to 1 ratio.



This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 2:17 pm
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
28433 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 11:27 am to
quote:

NBIS is growth NOW.


NBIS has no demand constraints. They are building out as fast as they possibly can.

OUST doesn't have the luxury of building it and then someone will buy it. They need to wait on the demand and hope the demand chooses them.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
51438 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 11:31 am to
quote:

NBIS has no demand constraints
that currently is true but that doesnt necessarily mean that theres no profit constraints. nor does that mean that theres no risk, obviously. clearly you know that but if i'm guessing the OP is leaning heavily on advice here
Posted by bringonusc
Katy, TX
Member since Aug 2007
3802 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 12:52 pm to
As always, thanks for the great and detailed information! This board has quickly become my favorite.

The only follow up question I have is, what price point do you guys think is a good spot to buy more NBIS? I understand no one can predict the future, but based on your knowledge. What do you think?
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
26311 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 1:05 pm to


$220 to remain on the current rip.
$190 if the longer term uptrend is to remain in tact.

Just the way I read the chart.
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 1:22 pm
Posted by donRANDOMnumbers
Hub City
Member since Nov 2006
17586 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 3:26 pm to
my cost basis on NBIS is 19k and on OUST 15k.

i am up 57k on NBIS and down $580 on OUST

timing is everything
Posted by kaaj24
Dallas
Member since Jan 2010
1016 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 7:32 pm to
Diversify your bonds

Maybe consider an allocation.
Posted by DUKE87
Covington, LA
Member since May 2021
1904 posts
Posted on 8/14/26 at 11:01 am to
NBIS vs IREN

Both neocloud and vertical AI integration. Yet one shines better than the other.

Who lasts? Can’t have 20 neocloud and AI infrastructure companies.
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
34885 posts
Posted on 8/14/26 at 11:47 am to
quote:

NBIS vs IREN

Both neocloud and vertical AI integration. Yet one shines better than the other.

Who lasts? Can’t have 20 neocloud and AI infrastructure companies.
You forgot CRWV
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
79058 posts
Posted on 8/16/26 at 8:13 am to
quote:

timing is everything


Time in the market is better than timing the market.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
26311 posts
Posted on 8/16/26 at 8:24 am to
Odd statement from a guy who was in NBIS for less than three months.
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