Citizens has maintained its Market Outperform rating on CoreWeave, assigning a price objective of $180.00 - a level that represents nearly 90% upside from the company’s recent trading price of $95.15. Data show that this $180 target falls short of the analyst high target of $251 but sits well above the current Fair Value estimate.
The research team at Citizens describes CoreWeave as a leading provider of GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), positioned to benefit from a widening need for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The firm points to CoreWeave’s multi-year contract commitments and a revenue backlog that exceeds $56 billion as evidence of the company’s revenue visibility.
CoreWeave’s revenue trajectory supports that view: the company posted revenue of $4.3 billion over the last twelve months, an increase of 235.4% compared with the prior period. Citizens expects the company to continue to secure large-scale agreements as the total addressable market for GPUaaS expands, driven by faster adoption of generative AI and increased outsourcing by hyperscalers.
At the same time, Citizens calls out several risks it monitors closely. These include potential pricing pressure in a more competitive environment, the effects of customer concentration on revenue stability, and concerns related to the company’s leverage. The firm underscores that these factors are relevant when weighing the investment case even as it favors CoreWeave’s market position and contract visibility.
Citizens frames CoreWeave’s combination of a dominant market position, scalable operations and visible contract backlog as attributes that make the stock an attractive near- to medium-term opportunity in the expanding AI infrastructure market. Market performance to date has reflected investor interest: the company’s shares have returned 137.9% over the past year.
Despite that share-price performance, CoreWeave remains unprofitable on a per-share basis, reporting negative earnings per share of -$2.32.
Other analyst activity and company developments cited by market commentators provide additional context for investor views. Deutsche Bank recently upgraded CoreWeave from Hold to Buy and raised its price target to $140.00, noting a positive outlook on the company’s AI infrastructure prospects. That upgrade was issued ahead of CoreWeave’s anticipated fourth-quarter 2025 results and the expectation that the company will provide its first full-year guidance for 2026.
DA Davidson reiterated a Buy rating on CoreWeave, pointing to an expanded partnership with NVIDIA and a substantial $2 billion equity investment as supporting factors. In contrast, HSBC trimmed its price target to $41.00 and maintained a Reduce rating, citing concerns over rising interest costs.
On the marketing and brand front, CoreWeave launched its first integrated brand campaign, "Ready for Anything, Ready for AI," during the Winter Olympics, featuring Chance the Rapper.
Citizens also maintained a Market Outperform rating on Applied Blockchain, calling attention to the company’s 400 MW capacity at its North Ellen campus, which is fully leased to CoreWeave. Citizens noted that this capacity is slated for a phased rollout beginning in November 2025 and continuing through 2027.
Collectively, these analyst ratings, corporate partnerships and capacity arrangements reflect a mix of strategic initiatives and differing assessments of near-term risks and longer-term opportunity across companies involved in AI infrastructure.
Further reading: A comprehensive Pro Research Report on CoreWeave is available for subscribers seeking more detailed financial analysis and projections.