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Core Scientific, Inc.

$CORZ·$4.3B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$13.48-6.7%YTD-2.2%1Y-31.5%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
COCORZ
$CORZCore Scientific, Inc.
$13.48-6.75%255 posts1.1×
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255X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $CORZ's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 79% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

Core Scientific has the biggest bullish options tape in the window — a $5.6M block in the December $20 calls and another ~$4M ask-side print on the same strike. Chatter reads the buying as a whale betting the market is mispricing the neocloud/data-center runway, and the CRWV $5-a-share offer memory keeps the takeover-optionality thesis alive. No bear voice beyond one snarky "dumbest traders on the planet" line.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CORZ — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Hinges on a big eventEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

An options whale just stacked December $20 calls — the neocloud takeout optionality is back on the table into Oct 23 earnings.

Core Scientific is a bitcoin miner that reinvented into AI data-center and neocloud — the Dec 2025 CoreWeave $5-a-share rejection remains the clearest market-tested value anchor. The current setup is less about the mining business and more about data-center-lease economics and a possible second takeout attempt.

  • The P&L is still broken on a GAAP basis: Q2 revenue grew 45% YoY to $115M but operating margin was -21% and the trailing EPS prints missed Street estimates by 5200%+ — these numbers reflect a company managing lease and depreciation accounting against a strategic transition, not steady-state operations.
  • The options tape is the clearest tell: a $5.6M block in Dec $20 calls plus another ~$4M ask-side print on the same strike is specific conviction that the market is mispricing the data-center lease pipeline or that a strategic bid is being positioned for.

At 18% of its 52-week range into Oct 23 earnings, this is a catalyst-play that lives or dies on what management says about data-center leases and remaining AI-colocation customers. A named hyperscaler lease or a renewed takeover rumor is the trigger; another messy GAAP quarter without data-center traction is where the Dec calls expire worthless.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish options-flow read is grounded on a specific $5.6M block print, and the CRWV $5-takeout memory is a reasonable optionality anchor. The 'dumbest traders' snark reads as the kind of contrarian low-conviction bear voice that doesn't change the thesis.

What to watch: Oct 23 Q3 earnings — data-center lease pipeline, named hyperscaler customers, bitcoin-mining margin direction, and any strategic-review commentary. A named lease or revived takeover rumor is the trigger; another broken GAAP print extends the drawdown.

On the calendar: 2026-10-23 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates Bitcoin mining data centers and offers HPC and AI colocation hosting to hyperscale customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CORZ.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort — GPU-cloud providers and AI-native security platforms absorbing enterprise spend, while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression. GPU-cloud platforms and AI-native security tools absorb enterprise spend while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression.

What this means for $CORZ

Partial — Operates Bitcoin mining data centers and offers HPC and AI colocation hosting to hyperscale customers.; AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort; exposure depends on workload alignment with GPU-cloud and AI-native security architectures.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-7.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-7.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-28.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-5.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
24.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
109%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
16.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-1.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$-3.32$-0.06-5201.8%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-1.06$-0.02-5200.0%
Q4 2025Mar 2, 2026$-0.42$-0.16-156.8%
Q3 2025Oct 24, 2025$-0.46$-0.07-558.9%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $-0.04

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$115.2M+44.9%25.8%-20.6%$-1.06$-139.3M
Q4 FY25$79.8M-16.0%26.2%16.3%$0.60$-121.7M
Q3 FY25$81.1M-14.9%4.7%-80.7%$-0.46$-122.8M
Q2 FY25$78.6M-44.3%6.4%-33.4%$-0.04$-87.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$682.6M$674.2M – $691.8M-$4.49-$9.32 – $0.3614
FY27$1.1B$1.1B – $1.2B$0.26$0.08 – $0.6214
FY28$1.7B$1.3B – $2.6B$0.59-$2.42 – $2.6513
FY29$2.1B$1.8B – $2.7B-$0.08-$0.11 – -$0.0711
FY30$3.3B$2.9B – $4.2B$0.98$0.81 – $1.336

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.6%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-22.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-31.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 292.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today7.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β5.485-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 12Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$151KSellOct 5Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$163KSellSep 28Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$168KSellSep 21Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$184KBuySep 15Weiss Eric StantonDirector6.0K sh$98KSellSep 14Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$171KSellSep 8Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$187KSellAug 31Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$162KSellAug 24Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$174KBuyAug 20Elizabeth CrainDirector6.0K sh$110K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDSep 108-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Core Scientific (CORZ) filed a Reg FD update on its Texas ERCOT power portfolio: Denton has 297 MW conditionally approved as Base Load, Pecos carries 300 MW existing plus 300 MW under study in Batch Zero, and Hunt is advancing with 431 MW in progress. The update highlights meaningful data center power pipeline relevant to the company's AI and bitcoin mining expansion strategy.

8-KMaterial agreementAug 278-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) disclosed on September 1, 2026 that it entered into a $500 million letter of credit facility with a major financial institution, secured by Core Scientific's HPC and data center assets, enabling the issuance of standby letters of credit to utility counterparties and HPC customers without tying up cash collateral. The facility supports performance obligations under Core Scientific's utility and high-performance computing service agreements. A $500M secured LC facility materially de-risks CORZ's ability to win and execute large utility and HPC contracts, signaling lender confidence in CORZ's asset base and HPC revenue backlog.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 148-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Core Scientific completed the acquisition of Polaris DS LLC (Nevada) on August 13, 2026 via merger of its wholly owned subsidiary Polar Merger Sub, LLC into Polaris DS, with Polaris DS surviving as a Core subsidiary. The deal was agreed under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 5, 2026; the seller was Top Access Enterprises Limited (Hong Kong). No acquisition price is disclosed in the 8-K body. Material acquisition that expands Core Scientific's infrastructure footprint; financial terms remain undisclosed.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 4SC 13D/A
AI summary

One Battery filed a amended Schedule 13D disclosing significant beneficial ownership of CORZ. The filer reported owning approximately 4.4 % of CORZ's outstanding shares. 13D filings are required when a party acquires more than 5% of a company with intent to engage management, and may signal activist interest or strategic accumulation in CORZ.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 33
AI summary

Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) filed a Form 3 for a newly appointed director as of August 3, 2026. The reporting person holds no securities of the issuer at the time of filing; filed via attorney-in-fact Todd DuChene. This is a routine initial insider ownership disclosure for a new board member with no current equity stake.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 298-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Core Scientific, Inc. filed an 8-K on July 29, 2026 under Items 5.02 and 7.01 to announce the appointment of Mark Adams to its board of directors and to furnish a related press release. Adams is the former President of Micron Technology, Inc., one of the world's largest memory chip manufacturers, bringing deep experience in semiconductor manufacturing, large-scale data infrastructure, and capital-intensive technology operations. His appointment is strategically significant for Core Scientific, a large-scale Bitcoin miner and high-performance computing (HPC) hosting company, given the company's push to expand HPC and AI datacenter capacity beyond Bitcoin mining. The press release detailing Adams' background and the board's comments on his appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Core Scientific Inc. (CORZ) reported Q2 2026 financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 on July 28, 2026 via press release and investor presentation slides furnished as exhibits. No specific financial metrics are included in the 8-K body. This is a standard quarterly earnings disclosure for the Bitcoin mining and HPC hosting company; revenue, hash rate, and hosting capacity metrics are in the attached exhibits.

8-KUnregistered equity saleJul 288-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Core Scientific Inc. (CORZ) issued Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) a warrant on July 27, 2026 to purchase up to 30 million shares of CORZ common stock at $23.47/share (5-day VWAP prior to execution), vesting at 12,222 shares per MW of critical IT load delivered under new AMD lease agreements; approximately 6.5 million warrant shares vested immediately from 377 MW of Leases executed at Core's Pecos TX, Muskogee OK and additional sites. The warrant is immediately exercisable upon vesting and expires July 27, 2031; shares are issued under the Section 4(a)(2) private placement exemption. This is a materially dilutive deal — up to 30 million new shares (~mid-single-digit % dilution) — but signals a major HPC/AI infrastructure expansion with AMD as an anchor customer worth monitoring for revenue impact.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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