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Wall Street is high on this recent IPO. Bank of America says the data center play can double

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 794 words · By Liz Napolitano
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last month, offering an under-the-radar play on the booming data center market that could result in outsized returns to investors, according to several analysts.

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What happened

last month, offering an under-the-radar play on the booming data center market that could result in outsized returns to investors, according to several analysts.

Why it matters

Texas-based Cquare listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16 after selling 50 million shares at $21 each, below an expected range of $23 to $27 before the IPO.

Common ground

Morgan Stanley and TD Securities were the lead book-running managers, with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, BMO Capital and Scotiabank also helping run the deal.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/bank-of-america-says-csquare-can-double-heres-wh…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Wells Fargo: overweight, $25”
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Claim 2: “selling 50 million shares at $21 each”
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Two independent sources confirm the sale of 50 million shares at $21 per share.
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web search NEUTRAL — * In Millions of USD (except for per share items). Analyst Ratings. 9 Buy. 1 Hold.Csquare's trailing twelve months (TTM) gross margin is 50.37%%.
https://www.investing.com/equities/csquare-inc-financial-sum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare sold 50 million primary shares, valuing its equity at about $3.25 billion.The IPO priced at $21 per share and raised $1.05 billion, according to a statement from the Dallas-based business, whi…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/csquare-ip…
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web search NEUTRAL — It offered 50 million shares of common stock at $21, bringing its total market capitalization to $3.2 billion. Shares of Csquare were trading for $20.35 when the market opened Friday. It ended the day…
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/article/…
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Claim 3: “Texas-based Cquare listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16”
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Multiple sources confirm Csquare is based in Texas (Coppell/Dallas) and listed on the NYSE on July 16, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 2, 2026 · Have you ever dreamed of sitting behind the wheel of a massive bus, navigating through bustling urban streets and picturesque landscapes? Well, with Modern Bus Simulator: Bus Game, you c…
https://www.mobexer.com/modern-bus-simulator-bus-game/com.gz…
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare, Inc.‘s (CSQR) stock slipped in its New York Stock Exchange debut today – opening at $20.90 – just 10 cents below its IPO price -on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
https://www.iposcoop.com/?option=com_jreviews&task=list&crit…
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web search NEUTRAL — A North Texas data center operator is headed to Wall Street. Coppell-based Csquare plans to raise up to $1.35 billion in an IPO, joining a wave of companies seeking to capitalize on soaring demand for…
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2026/07/06/csquare-i…
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Claim 4: “Revenue totaled $280.4 million, 15% higher than the year-earlier period”
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The company's own report confirms Q2 total revenue of $280.4 million, which is a 14.5% (rounded to 15% in claim) increase year-over-year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 11, 2025 · Both the platypus and kangaroo are unique to Australia and exhibit interesting adaptations to their environments. They are mammals, meaning they share characteristics like being warm-bl…
https://www.answers.com/mammals/What_are_the_similarities_be…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 31, 2023 · perry is not blue....he is actually green.. actually platypus's are extinct now. the show Phineas and ferb was aired on tv for the first time in 1999 to create awareness about the platy…
https://www.answers.com/movies-and-television/Why_is_Perry_t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 16, 2022 · Lower platypus numbers in far northern Australia are possibly due to predation by crocodiles.The introduction of red foxes as a predator for rabbits may have had some impact on platypus…
https://www.answers.com/mammals/How_many_enemies_does_the_pl…
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Claim 5: “Bernstein: outperform, $27”
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Claim 6: “Csquare runs 80 enterprise-grade colocation data centers offering scalable power and connectivity for high-density workloads in North America and the United Kingdom”
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Three independent sources confirm that Csquare operates 80 colocation data centers in North America and the UK.
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare operates 80 colocation data centers across 30 markets in North America and the UK. This footprint enables regional deployments, efficient interconnection, and capacity growth over time.
https://www.csquare.com/hubfs/Centersquare+website/docs/Csqu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare operates 80 data centers in 30 markets, including 10 data centers acquired in October 2025 for $1 billion. Companies usually conduct IPOs in a confidential manner to ensure control over the pr…
https://www.akm.ru/eng/news/american-data-center-service-pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Enterprise-grade infrastructure. Csquare operates more than 500MW of operational capacity with an additional 200MW available for near-term expansion. The company's facilities span 80 locations across …
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-csquare-drives-growt…
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Claim 7: “assets are 'seasoned,' with an average age of 22 years”
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Claim 8: “retail colocation exposure with a capacity runway of 670 MWs”
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Claim 9: “The bank [Bank of America] initiated coverage of Csquare with a buy rating and attached a $46 price target on the stock”
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No evidence was found after searching regarding Bank of America's coverage, rating, or price target for Csquare.
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Claim 10: “On August 6, Csquare said second-quarter earnings rose to 47 cents a share, up from 13 cents a year ago”
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One source ('Csquare Reports Record Second Quarter 2026 Results') mentions the revenue increase, but the specific EPS figures (47 cents vs 13 cents) are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, although the source is the correct one for this data. No second independent source corroborates the specific EPS numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Second quarter total revenue increased 14.5% year-over-year to $280.4 million, compared to $244.8 million in the prior-year period.For additional information, visit www.Csquare.com. Key Business Metri…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/csquare-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the Csquare financial statements for a comprehensive overview of the company’s financial health. This summary highlights critical numbers from key financial reports, including the Csquare annual …
https://www.investing.com/equities/csquare-inc-financial-sum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Selling 50 million shares at $21 means Csquare left a meaningful chunk of potential capital on the table before it even started trading. What Csquare actually does. Think of Csquare as a landlord for …
https://cryptobriefing.com/csquare-ipo-ai-infrastructure-nys…
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Claim 11: “The company, backed by investment firm Brookfield”
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No evidence was found after searching regarding Brookfield's backing of Csquare.
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Claim 12: “RBC Capital Markets: outperform, $24”
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Claim 13: “Bookings totaled $64.7 million in bookings, the 13th straight quarter of record bookings”
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While the evidence confirms the company's scale (80 facilities), none of the provided search results mention the $64.7 million bookings figure or the '13th straight quarter' claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare is a top colocation provider with 80 secure facilities, 3.5M sf, 500+MW of power in 30 markets. Highly reliable data centers, low-latency connectivity. Learn more.
https://www.csquare.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare operates 80 secure, scalable, and highly reliable colocation data centers backed by a 100% uptime guarantee. Learn about our company and leadership.
https://www.csquare.com/company
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web search NEUTRAL — Csquare Portal lock_open
https://portal.csquare.com/?doLogin=external
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Claim 14: “TD Cowen: buy, $28”
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Claim 15: “Morgan Stanley and TD Securities were the lead book-running managers, with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, BMO Capital and Scotiabank also helping run the deal”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses a film named 'Morgan' and the 'Morgan Motor Company', but contains no information about the book-running managers for Csquare's IPO.
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web search NEUTRAL — The scientists plan to escape with Morgan, but after waking, Morgan, believing they have betrayed her starts a killing spree. She kills Darren with a lethal injection, shoots Ted in the chest and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_(2016_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Morgan Motor Company Limited is a British motor car manufacturer majority-owned by European [2] investment group InvestIndustrial. Morgan was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan. The com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Motor_Company
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web search NEUTRAL — Morgan is the world’s pre-eminent coachbuilder, providing a fitting antidote to mass-produced automotive manufacturing. Every drive in a Morgan is an adventure, start yours today.
https://morgan-motor.com/
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Claim 16: “expected range of $23 to $27 before the IPO”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'expected' and contains no financial data regarding Csquare's IPO price range.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Synonyms for EXPECTED: scheduled, anticipated, due, slated, awaited, predicted, hoped (for), watched (for); Antonyms of EXPECTED: late, early, delinquent, belated, overdue, behind, tardy,…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expected
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web search NEUTRAL — expected adjective [before noun] (REQUIRED) believed to be something that should happen or be done:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expected
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web search NEUTRAL — When you expect something, you anticipate that it will happen. As people age, they expect some grey hair. Things described as expected are things people know will probably happen. For football players…
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/expected
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Claim 17: “Morgan Stanley: overweight, $26”
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