CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV)
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CoreWeave shares rise as Bank of America initiates coverage with ‘Buy' rating
CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV), a leading AI datacenter platform, has earned a ‘Buy' rating and $42 price objective from Bank of America analysts in their initial coverage of the company. Analysts believe CoreWeave is well-positioned to take share in the rapidly expanding AI Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) market, which is projected to reach $79 billion by 2028, growing at a 62% three-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
CoreWeave: Weak IPO But Growth Ahead
CoreWeave's IPO was underwhelming, but that doesn't reflect the company's fundamentals. CoreWeave's rapid growth in the GPU-as-a-Service market, driven by AI demand, led to significant revenue increases but also high capital expenditures and debt. The company's financial metrics show strong revenue growth but negative free cash flow, due to heavy capital expenditures, necessitating further capital raising.
CoreWeave: One Round Before It's Game Over (Upgrading To Buy)
CoreWeave, Inc. offers an attractive near-term trade with a strong pipeline post-IPO, it's the company's one-winning round before the game is over. Post-IPO Friday, we told short enthusiasts to pay close attention to this name on our sell call; since, CRWV stock underperformed an already struggling S&P 500 by roughly 16%. The rent GPU as a service business model is structurally flawed and especially troubling for CoreWeave as it demands upfront capex while CoreWeave has high debt and increasing losses.
CoreWeave's Moat Is Just Starting
CoreWeave's revenue skyrocketed from $16M in 2022 to $1.98B in 2024, signaling AI-driven hyperscale momentum. 70%+ of revenue comes from multiyear, fixed-term contracts, securing $15.1B in future commitments through 2028. CoreWeave's high EV/Sales is justified by contracted revenue, infrastructure leverage, and forward EBITDA potential exceeding $1.5B by 2026.
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