Citi Doubles CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) Price Target, Cites Soaring AI Demand

We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Making Waves This Week. In this article, we are going to take a look at where CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) stands against other AI stocks that are making waves this week.

CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) is a cloud platform provider that provides equipment for AI and other computing purposes. On May 21, Citi analyst Tyler Radke kept a “Neutral” rating on the stock and more than doubled the price target from $43.00 to $94.00. The price target change follows CoreWeave’s first quarter financial results and guidance last week, along with its $4B deal with OpenAI, which also motivated investors.

“Overall we think the print reinforces CoreWeave’s high-growth status, especially with recent $4B OpenAI expansion deal, and likely assuages investor concerns around AI capex/infrastructure slowing. Shares have gone vertical …  While we’d argue a portion of the re-rating is justified, given strong Azure/hyperscaler numbers and capex, we reiterate our Neutral/High Risk rating as we’d like to see more progress on profitability and more customer diversification.”

-Citi analysts, led by Tyler Radke, in a Wednesday investor note.

The hyperscalers’ second quarter and full-year guidance also came in ahead of consensus estimates. These results point at a strong demand for AI data centers.

“The FY guidance came in at $5B, or 161% Y/Y at the midpoint, 8pts ahead of our/street estimates, which was considerably higher than the 1Q beat and shows the company’s confidence in the increase of demand signals,” Radke added.

Overall, CRWV ranks 10th on our list of AI stocks that are making waves this week. While we acknowledge the potential of CRWV as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CRWV and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires.

Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.