CoreWeave Reports 134% Revenue Growth in Q3, Stock Up 40%
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 20h ago
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
- Significant Revenue Growth: CoreWeave's Q3 revenue surged 134% year-over-year to $1.4 billion, reflecting strong demand in the AI computing market and rapid expansion capabilities, which are expected to drive future growth.
- Large Revenue Backlog: The company currently has a revenue backlog of $55.6 billion, with 40% expected to materialize over the next two years, providing a sustained revenue stream and enhancing its competitive position in the industry.
- Massive Market Opportunity: CoreWeave is aggressively expanding its data center business, and while it is not yet profitable, the market opportunity in AI cloud computing is seen as a once-in-a-lifetime chance that could lead to significant growth in the coming years.
- Risks and Challenges: Despite CoreWeave's strong growth momentum, its business model carries high risks, as it must sustain rapid growth over the next few years to ensure profitability; failure to do so could lead customers to consider building their own data centers, negatively impacting stock performance.
Analyst Views on CRWV
Wall Street analysts forecast CRWV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CRWV is 123.23 USD with a low forecast of 68.00 USD and a high forecast of 180.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
25 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
13 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 94.050
Low
68.00
Averages
123.23
High
180.00
Current: 94.050
Low
68.00
Averages
123.23
High
180.00
About CRWV
CoreWeave, Inc. is a cloud infrastructure technology company. The Company offers the CoreWeave Cloud Platform, which consists of software and cloud services that deliver the automation and efficiency needed to manage complex artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Its CoreWeave Cloud Platform is an integrated solution that is purpose-built for running AI workloads such as model training and inference. Its solutions include infrastructure services, managed software services, and application software services. Its Infrastructure Services provide its customers with access to advanced graphics processing unit (GPU) and central processing unit (CPU) compute, highly performant networking, and storage. Its Managed Software Services include CKS, a flexible virtual private cloud and a bare metal service that runs kubernetes directly on high-performance servers. Its Application Software Services build on top of its infrastructure and managed software services, integrating additional tools.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
