CoreWeave's acquisition of CORZ transforms it into a key AI infrastructure play, locking in power assets and slashing costs for long-term growth. Multi-billion-dollar contracts with OpenAI and Google provide real revenue visibility, shifting CORZ from speculative crypto to high-margin, recurring AI cash flows. Options flow, GEX, and dark pool data all point to bullish institutional sentiment, supporting a structured $15/$20 call spread for risk-defined upside exposure.
CoreWeave's acquisition of Core Scientific aims to verticalize data center ownership and cut $500 million in costs by 2027. The deal gives CoreWeave direct control over data center assets, enabling faster, tailored AI infrastructure deployments and improved cost efficiency. Despite operational benefits, the market reacted negatively, with CoreWeave shares dropping and the deal value for Core Scientific shareholders declining.
CoreWeave's buyout cuts $10B+ lease costs and secures 1.3 GW+ of owned high-density AI data center capacity. The merger locks $25B+ in 12-year take-or-pay contracts, including milestone OpenAI and IBM deals. CoreWeave's Q1 revenue grew 420% YoY to $981.6M, with $606.1M EBITDA and strong 62% margin expansion.
We're upgrading CoreWeave back to a buy after its strategic all-stock acquisition of CoreScientific making use of its 300% stock appreciation since IPO. The deal unlocks cost savings, eliminates $10B in future lease overhead, and gives CoreWeave control over 1.3 GW of power capacity. CoreWeave is now buying rather than renting power capacity. Valuation remains premium but has come down since our sell call and is more attractive at current levels.
AI infrastructure leader CoreWeave, Inc. NASDAQ: CRWV has announced a $9.0 billion, all-stock deal to buy data center operator Core Scientific, Inc. NASDAQ: CORZ.
Artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave said Monday it plans to buy Core Scientific, a data center infrastructure operator. It is an all-stock deal valued at approximately $9 billion.
CoreWeave announced Monday that it signed a $9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Core Scientific, a data center infrastructure provider.
The $9 billion deal is a play on AI power needs, but one analyst thinks the purchase price undervalues Core Scientific's business and potential.
CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV), an AI hyperscaler, announced that it will acquire data center infrastructure provider Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $9 billion. Shares of both companies fell on the announcement, with CoreWeave down 2.3% at $161 and Core Scientific down 15.9% at $15.
CoreWeave (CRWV) reached an agreement to acquire longtime data center partner Core Scientific (CORZ) in an all-stock deal worth roughly $9 billion, the company said Monday.
Artificial intelligence hyperscaler CoreWeave said Monday it will acquire Core Scientific, a leading data center infrastructure provider. It is an all-stock deal valued at approximately $9 billion.
CoreWeave leases data center space from Core Scientific and previously tried to acquire the company last year.