LADENBURG THALM/SH SH Has Lowered Expectations for Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) Stock Price

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) had its price objective lowered by research analysts at LADENBURG THALM/SH SH from $24.50 to $23.75 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH’s target price indicates a potential upside of 49.94% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CORZ. Citigroup upgraded Core Scientific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Citizens Jmp upgraded Core Scientific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $30.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on Core Scientific from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Research upgraded Core Scientific from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Core Scientific in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.84.

Core Scientific Price Performance

NASDAQ CORZ opened at $15.84 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $17.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.54 and a beta of 6.87. Core Scientific has a 1-year low of $6.20 and a 1-year high of $23.63.

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.69. The firm had revenue of $79.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.45 million. The business’s revenue was down 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.69) EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Core Scientific will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Core Scientific

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Core Scientific by 206.5% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Core Scientific by 936.7% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,686 shares during the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 946 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Core Scientific by 112.1% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Core Scientific during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000.

More Core Scientific News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades/raises reinforce bullish expectations — Canaccord raised its target to $20 and kept a Buy rating, Needham upgraded to Buy with a $23 target, and HC Wainwright reaffirmed Buy at $25, signaling institutional conviction in the AI pivot and creating upside narrative for the stock. Canaccord Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Colocation (AI) revenue is accelerating — company reports show colocation revenue surged ~268% YoY, driven by contracts such as CoreWeave; that growth supports the strategic shift from Bitcoin mining toward higher-margin AI services. Colocation Revenue Surge
• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave deal progressing ahead of schedule — management commentary and press pieces note the CoreWeave relationship is on track, supporting near-term colocation revenue visibility. CoreWeave Ahead of Schedule
• Positive Sentiment: Large call-option activity suggests speculative/bullish positioning — unusually high call volume (≈188,642 calls) indicates investors are placing leveraged bullish bets ahead of anticipated upside from the AI pivot.
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat / analysis pieces argue a long-term, multi-billion backlog tied to AI colocation could unlock large upside, but these are thesis pieces rather than new company disclosures; useful for framing upside but dependent on execution. MarketBeat AI Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest entries in the feed show anomalous/zero values (likely reporting noise) and do not provide actionable short-seller signal at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Top-line weakness and volatility in earnings — Q4 results showed a sharp revenue decline (reports cite ~38% YoY drop) and a revenue miss versus consensus, and management flagged negative adjusted EBITDA tied to the transition/expansion which pressured sentiment and drove intraday weakness after the release. Q4 Revenue Fall
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term sell-side caution and price action — media and market coverage noted a material stock pullback (one headline cited a ~14% drop after the pivot/earnings), reflecting investor concern about execution risk, cash burn for expansion, and balance-sheet pressure. Stock Drop After Pivot

About Core Scientific

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.