Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) Given New $25.00 Price Target at Cantor Fitzgerald

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) had its target price trimmed by Cantor Fitzgerald from $26.00 to $25.00 in a report issued on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on CORZ. BTIG Research upgraded Core Scientific from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Core Scientific from $19.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of Core Scientific from $17.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Core Scientific from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of Core Scientific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $30.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $24.66.

Core Scientific Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CORZ opened at $15.30 on Tuesday. Core Scientific has a 52 week low of $6.20 and a 52 week high of $23.63. The firm has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a PE ratio of 13.08 and a beta of 6.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.27 and its 200-day moving average is $16.96.

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by $0.69. The company had revenue of $79.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $118.45 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.69) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Core Scientific will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Core Scientific

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CORZ. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in Core Scientific by 206.5% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Core Scientific by 936.7% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,686 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Core Scientific by 96.5% in the second quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 946 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Core Scientific by 112.1% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Core Scientific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000.

More Core Scientific News

Here are the key news stories impacting Core Scientific this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large options activity — traders bought ~188,642 call options (≈51% above normal call volume), signalling aggressive bullish positioning from some market participants.
• Positive Sentiment: Colocation revenue surge — management reported colocation revenue grew dramatically (reported +268% year-over-year), supporting the company’s transition from BTC mining toward AI/colocation demand. Core Scientific Colocation Revenue Surges 268% Amid Mixed Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and high targets — Needham upgraded CORZ to Buy with a $23 target (~+50% implied upside), HC Wainwright reaffirmed Buy with $25, and Cantor Fitzgerald kept an Overweight with a $25 target; these actions reinforce a bullish analyst tone despite some target trims. Needham Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed quarter — CORZ reported $0.42 EPS (beat consensus) but revenue of $79.8M missed estimates (~$118M), so profitability signals improved while top-line momentum is weak; management emphasized progress on a 1.5 GW leasable pipeline. Business Wire: Q4 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Full disclosure and detail sources — earnings slide deck and call transcript are available for investors who want to dig into guidance, margin dynamics, and contract backlog. Earnings Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue miss and reported loss — some outlets highlight the Q4 revenue miss and a quarterly loss (Zacks coverage), raising near-term concern about top-line pacing while the company reinvests for AI/colocation growth. Zacks: Q4 Loss, Revenue Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction — coverage notes CORZ shares slid after the report and as the company pushes a sizable infrastructure expansion (1.5 GW), highlighting investor worry about near-term cash burn and execution risk. Blockonomi: Stock Slides
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears unreliable in recent feeds (showing zeros/NaN); no clear short-squeeze signal from public short-interest figures at this time.

Core Scientific Company Profile

Core Scientific, Inc (NASDAQ: CORZ) is a leading provider of large-scale blockchain infrastructure and digital asset mining services. The company develops, owns and operates high-performance data centers optimized for the mining of Bitcoin and other proof-of-work cryptocurrencies. In addition to its core mining operations, Core Scientific offers colocation, hosting and managed services designed to support institutional clients and enterprise users in deploying and scaling blockchain nodes and computing hardware.

Core Scientific’s service portfolio includes hardware procurement, deployment and maintenance, real-time monitoring, power management and network connectivity.