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Core Scientific, Inc.

Rising onWhy it's trendingX chatter picking upMoving on elevated volumeStrong bullish X conversation
$CORZ·$6.7B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$22.81-0.1%YTD+47.6%1Y+67.1%
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COCORZ
$CORZCore Scientific, Inc.
$22.81-0.09%718 posts+2%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CORZ, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-04

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

15-year AMD deal for 530MW worth $14B+, colocation is now 83% of revenue, and sell-side price targets stack from $28 to $39 — the miner-to-hyperscaler pivot just went from thesis to number.

Core Scientific is one of the largest AI-hosting operators that emerged from the Bitcoin-miner conversion trade — turning bitcoin-mining power interconnects into hyperscaler colocation contracts. The AMD partnership announced this week is what put a specific dollar figure on the pivot.

What actually changed:

  • The 15-year AMD partnership is the story-defining catalyst: securing 530MW of capacity (scalable to 2.5GW) worth $14B+ in potential revenue over the term — plus warrants — is the biggest single hyperscaler colocation contract disclosed in the miner-turned-AI-host cohort. That's a multi-year revenue floor.
  • The revenue mix has genuinely shifted: colocation jumped to 83% of Q2 revenue and CORZ crossed the 1GW leased-capacity milestone — this is the number that reframes the whole valuation from "Bitcoin miner at book value" to "AI infrastructure at revenue-multiple" territory.
  • Sell-side conviction is broad and aggressive: KBW to $28, Freedom flipping from Hold to Buy at $33, Macquarie raising to $38, Cantor at $39 — that kind of stack of raises in a single week is rare and reflects the multi-analyst view that the AMD deal changed the model, not just the narrative.
  • The miner exit and Block $41.9M charge are one-time noise: the market is treating them as economic swaps completing the pivot — miner economics were declining, and the AMD contract more than replaces them. Insider signal is modestly negative but small — DUCHENE's routine July sales are into strength, not a conviction departure.

The forward setup: the October 23 Q3 print has to show the AMD contract starting to convert into recognized revenue and any additional hyperscaler tenants signed. Both trending positive extends the accelerating trajectory; a Q3 that misses colocation growth expectations combined with any AMD-buildout delay language is what breaks the recent run.

What to watch: The October 23 Q3 print — AMD contract revenue conversion timeline and any new hyperscaler tenant announcements. Both extend the run; a colocation growth miss combined with AMD-buildout delay language breaks the trajectory.

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

amd 15yr contractcolocation mix shift

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment63 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-04

Core Scientific posters are aggressively bullish after announcing a strategic partnership with AMD to develop up to 500 MW of AI data-center capacity starting in 2027, scalable to 2.5 GW, with warrants for AMD to buy CORZ stock. KBW upgraded to Outperform at $28 PT. The dominant thread stacks BlackRock's ~8% ownership, Citadel acquiring Leopold's Situational Awareness portfolio which likely included CORZ, and BlackRock's separate $40B Aligned Data Centers acquisition as validation of the neocloud thesis. $8.3M in Jan 2028 $35 call flow is being read as institutional positioning. Skeptics are essentially absent.

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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 — Enterprise software infrastructure is in a multiple compression phase (-16.

What this means for $CORZ

Neutral — Operates Bitcoin mining data centers and offers HPC and AI colocation hosting to hyperscale customers; limited read-through from software - infrastructure macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Top industry ETF

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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$-0.29$-0.27-7.4%
Q3 2025Oct 24, 2025$-0.46$-0.07-558.9%
Next earningsFri, Oct 23·consensus EPS $-0.01

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 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$667.5M$640.9M – $689.6M-$3.68-$4.94 – -$3.0210
FY27$1.2B$1.1B – $1.2B$0.31$0.03 – $0.5911
FY28$1.6B$1.3B – $2.6B$0.52-$1.89 – $2.079
FY29$2.5B$2.1B – $3.1B-$0.48-$0.65 – -$0.404
FY30$4.4B$3.8B – $5.5B$1.48$1.22 – $1.994

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.1.1×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.57%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.-8.6%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.+15.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 259.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today5.7% 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.β5.505-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

SellJul 27Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$209KSellJul 20Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$223KSellJul 13Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$224KSellJul 6Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$226KSellJun 29Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$262KSellJun 22Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$293KSellJun 15Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$282KSellJun 8Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$268KSellMay 26Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$263KSellMay 18Todd M DucheneSee remarks10.0K sh$231K
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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

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.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 283
AI summary

Stephen M. Smith filed an initial Form 3 for Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) effective May 26, 2026, reporting his initial beneficial ownership of Core Scientific securities upon becoming a Section 16 officer. This is a routine compliance filing required for new insiders, with no securities transaction disclosed.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 268-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Core Scientific (CORZ) appointed Steve M. Smith to its Board and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee effective May 26, 2026. Smith, age 70, is current CEO of Zayo and former CEO/President of Equinix (2007-2018); a West Point graduate deemed independent under Sarbanes-Oxley and Nasdaq rules. He will receive standard board cash and equity compensation. This is a materially significant governance addition given Smith's deep hyperscale data center expertise directly relevant to CORZ.

8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

CORZ held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-15 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 7 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 113
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for CORZ on 2026-05-11, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

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Recent news

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

The AMD Deal Makes Core Scientific A Strong Buyseekingalpha.com·1d agoCore Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZZ) Trading Up 7% – Here’s Whydefenseworld.net·1d agoCore Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) Stock Price Up 22.9% on Analyst Upgradedefenseworld.net·5d agoAnson Funds Management LP Buys Shares of 306,000 Core Scientific, Inc. $CORZdefenseworld.net·6d agoCore Scientific Appoints Mark Adams to Board of Directorsgurufocus.com·7d ago

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