CoreWeave just reported strong second-quarter results. Here's what Wall Street is saying

Cnbc · Aug 12, 2026 · 839 words · By Liz Napolitano

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CoreWeave delivered a second-quarter report that left even bearish analysts on the stock impressed.

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What happened

CoreWeave delivered a second-quarter report that left even bearish analysts on the stock impressed.

Why it matters

The cloud computing company posted an adjusted loss of $1.03 per share for the second quarter versus the $1.20 loss expected by analysts polled by LSEG.

Common ground

Revenue came in at $2.58 billion for the same period, marking a 112% increase on a year-over-year basis and exceeding the Street's $2.56 billion consensus estimate.

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Claim 1: “Wells Fargo: Overweight, $160 Analyst Michael Turrin raised his price target from $155.”

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Claim 2: “JPMorgan: Neutral, $120 Analyst Samik Chatterjee raised his price target from $110.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee or the specific price target change from $110 to $120.

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Claim 3: “The company noted that it has revenue backlog of $104 billion, excluding an additional more than $25 billion worth of commitments made in the current quarter.”

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Multiple sources (LinkedIn, AOL, and another web search result) confirm the $104 billion revenue backlog and the additional $25 billion in new commitments.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chai AI (also known as Chai Research) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company that operates a chatbot platform where users can create, share, and interact with character-based chatbots pow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_AI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CoreWeave, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) cloud-computing company based in Livingston, New Jersey. It specializes in providing cloud-based graphics processing unit (GPU) infrastructu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoreWeave

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Intrator (born 1969) is an American business executive. The CEO, co-founder, and chairman of CoreWeave, he was previously a commodities trader at Natsource Asset Management and co-founder and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Intrator

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Claim 4: “The print catapulted its shares more than 18% higher in premarket trading Wednesday.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general company descriptions and investor relations links, but none of the sources mention the specific 18% premarket stock price increase.

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web search NEUTRAL — CoreWeave, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) cloud-computing company based in Livingston, New Jersey. It specializes in providing cloud-based graphics processing unit (GPU) infrastructu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoreWeave

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web search NEUTRAL — CoreWeave is the force multiplier that empowers pioneers with momentum, magnitude, and mastery—enabling them to innovate with confidence. Explore the #1 AI Cloud.
https://www.coreweave.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 13, 2026 · CoreWeave Investor Relations Corporate Overview CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams t…
https://investors.coreweave.com/overview/default.aspx

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Claim 5: “CRWV highlights 2Q contrib margins landing in 30-35% range (vs mid-20s prior)”

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Claim 6: “Deutsche Bank: Buy, $150 price target”

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One source (MarketScreener) states Deutsche Bank adjusted the target to $135, while another source mentions a $150 target for CoreWeave but attributes it to Compass Point, not Deutsche Bank.

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web search NEUTRAL — Deutsche Bank Adjusts CoreWeave Price Target to $135 From $125, Maintains Buy Rating.Compass Point Initiates CoreWeave at Buy With $150 Price Target.
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/COREWEAVE-INC-188…

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web search NEUTRAL — Reiterated Rating. Outperform. $150.00.Does CoreWeave's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, CoreWeave's stock has a predicted upside of 61.15% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/CRWV/forecast/

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web search NEUTRAL — $150→$145. Buy.The average price target for Coreweave, Inc. is 138.94. This is based on 22 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months. The highest analyst price target i…
https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/crwv/forecast

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Claim 7: “Revenue came in at $2.58 billion for the same period, marking a 112% increase on a year-over-year basis and exceeding the Street's $2.56 billion consensus estimate.”

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Three independent web sources (The News, Blockspace, Woofun) confirm the Q2 revenue of $2.58 billion, the 112% year-over-year increase, and the consensus estimate of $2.56 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a comprehensive index of all games released in 2026, sorted chronologically by release date, and divided by quarter. Information regarding developer, publisher, operating system, genr…
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Claim 8: “Citi: Buy, $142”

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Claim 9: “adding $5bn in revenue backlog in the quarter (plus > $25bn in early 3Q) while expanding total contracted power to 4.2GW as of early Aug., up from 3.5GW prior.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the specific figures of $5bn backlog in the quarter or the increase to 4.2GW by early August.

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Claim 10: “active power capacity across its data centers stood at 1.5 gigawatts by the end of the three-month period ended June 30.”

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Two independent sources confirm the 1.5 gigawatts of active/contracted power capacity as of the end of the period.

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Claim 11: “Over the past three months, CoreWeave has shed 16%”

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The evidence from Simply Wall St mentions a '16% average weekly change' in volatility over the past 3 months, not a total price decrease of 16%.

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web search NEUTRAL — View today's CoreWeave Inc stock price and latest CRWV news and analysis. Create real-time notifications to follow any changes in the live stock price.
https://www.investing.com/equities/coreweave

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CRWV/

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web search NEUTRAL — CoreWeave’s stock trades at $91.90, with the share price up 36.6% over the past week.Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (16% average weekly change). Significant insider selling over …
https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/software/nasdaq-crwv/corewea…

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Claim 12: “a ~25% price increase took effect in July”

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Claim 13: “Barclays: Equal weight, $90”

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Claim 14: “The cloud computing company posted an adjusted loss of $1.03 per share for the second quarter versus the $1.20 loss expected by analysts polled by LSEG.”

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Multiple sources (TheStreet and others) confirm the adjusted loss of $1.03 per share and the analyst expectation of $1.20.

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web search NEUTRAL — Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
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web search NEUTRAL — CoreWeave generated $2.58 billion in second-quarter revenue, more than double its year-earlier level and slightly above the $2.56 billion analysts expected. Its adjusted loss of $1.03 per share was al…
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/coreweaves-39-billion-ai…

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web search NEUTRAL — Adjusted loss per share expanded to 64 cents from 44 cents in the first quarter of 2023. It beat the consensus of 70 cents.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/01/36490250/schnit…

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Claim 15: “Bernstein: Underperform, $74 Analyst Madison Rezaei raised her price target from $67.”

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Claim 16: “Bank of America: Buy, $140”

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Claim 17: “Meta said last month that it would sell its leftover artificial intelligence computing capacity to third-party developers”

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Multiple sources (Meta sells surplus AI computing power, LinkedIn, ADT & SNST Vietnam) confirm Meta's plan to sell surplus AI computing capacity to third parties.

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta is preparing to sell part of its surplus artificial intelligence computing capacity, a shift that lifted its shares 8% at the close after gaining more th.
https://www.toobit.com/en-US/blog/meta-sells-surplus-ai-comp…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta just made its biggest strategic pivot since the metaverse rebrand — and added $149 billion in market value in a single day. Bloomberg and SemiAnalysis report Meta is building a full-scale cloud b…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/devteelabs_meta-cloudcomputin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta to Sell Surplus AI Computational Resources Externally…Toyota announced on May 29 that it would discontinue the development of the ‘LF-ZC’, a sedan-type electric vehicle for its luxury car brand L…
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Claim 18: “Morgan Stanley: Equal weight, $99”

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Claim 19: “strengthening pricing power (25% increases across SKUs)”

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Claim 20: “Backlog grew to ~$129B (inclusive of the $25B signed in early Q3), active power increased substantially (500MW added last quarter), contracted power is continuing apace (3.7GW)”

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