{"id":542071,"date":"2026-06-18T18:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/542071\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:29:14","slug":"coreweave-just-added-32-billion-to-its-ai-backlog-ahead-of-joining-the-nasdaq-100-is-crwv-a-buy-at-117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/542071\/","title":{"rendered":"CoreWeave Just Added $32 Billion to Its AI Backlog Ahead of Joining the Nasdaq-100. Is CRWV a Buy at $117?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       Quick Read    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">CoreWeave&#8217;s $99 billion backlog, which includes a $21 billion Meta commitment, already has 75% of a projected $30 billion 2027 run rate contracted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">CRWV trades at 8.81x sales after a 19% weekly spike, making $105 near the 200-day moving average the preferred risk\/reward entry.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Quarterly interest expense doubled to $536 million while free cash flow burned $4.71 billion, with full-year CapEx guided as high as $35 billion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks \u2014 and CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock didn&#8217;t make the cut. <a href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/lp\/top-10-ai-stocks\/CRWV\/?i=9fff279e-9d21-4901-8641-659218eb9764&amp;p=aded526a-f78d-426a-9c96-82c54af7e0ab&amp;pos=keypoints&amp;tpid=1611998&amp;l=b17ce983-5361-4dba-a2fd-2469b8705237&amp;c=3af9b05b-bac6-4a46-815a-254223a80206&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=feed&amp;utm_content=feed||1611998\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grab the names FREE today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Grab the names FREE today&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Grab the names FREE today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">At $117.03, <strong>CoreWeave<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/CRWV\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASDAQ:CRWV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NASDAQ&quot;}\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASDAQ:CRWV<\/a>) looks fully valued near current levels, with a more attractive risk\/reward setup on any macro-induced pullback to $105 or below. The stock has ripped 18.87% in the past week as traders front-run Nasdaq-100 inclusion on June 22, 2026, making this an awkward spot to chase but a dangerous one to short.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b2b970abf11e0745097f264401b758b6.jpeg\" alt=\"A man in a dark suit, seen from the back, stands in a dark, high-tech control room or trading floor. He faces multiple large, curved screens displaying glowing blue, green, and red financial charts, graphs, and stock data. He holds a white tablet in his left hand. The screens dominate the background, showing complex stock market information against a dark blue and black backdrop.\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"506\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> Gorodenkoff \/ Shutterstock.com      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">CoreWeave operates a purpose-built AI cloud platform renting GPU compute to model developers, hyperscalers, and enterprise customers. The company surpassed 1 GW of active power in Q1 and positioned itself as the preferred infrastructure layer for inference workloads, with CEO Michael Intrator saying CoreWeave sits &#8220;between the models and the silicon.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The stock IPO&#8217;d at $40 in March 2025, ran to $187, and now trades near its 50-day moving average of $108.98 as the market digests a backlog explosion alongside escalating losses.<\/p>\n<p>      The Bull Case: Backlog Math    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">CoreWeave booked $99.4 billion of revenue backlog, including a $21 billion Meta commitment and $6 billion from Jane Street. Management signed more than $40 billion of new commitments in Q1 alone and now counts ten customers committed to spending at least $1 billion. Guidance for 2026 sits at $12 billion to $13 billion in revenue with an exit run rate of $18 billion to $19 billion, and management flagged a 2027 run rate above $30 billion, of which more than 75% is already contracted. NVIDIA&#8217;s $2 billion equity investment validates the moat. Cantor Fitzgerald carries a $167 target, and the June 22 Nasdaq-100 inclusion mechanically forces passive funds to buy.<\/p>\n<p>      The Bear Case: Debt Load    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Total liabilities hit $50.81 billion, quarterly interest expense doubled to $536 million, and Q2 interest expense is guided to $650 million to $730 million. Q1 free cash flow was negative $4.71 billion on $7.7 billion of CapEx, with full-year 2026 CapEx guided to $31 billion to $35 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Net loss widened to $740 million from $315 million a year earlier, and EPS of -$1.40 missed consensus by 16.26%. Insiders unloaded over $100 million in May and June, with CEO Intrator selling up to $37.65 million in shares. A securities fraud class action alleging concealed data center construction delays still hangs over the name.<\/p>\n<p>    Story Continues  <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><strong>Act now:<\/strong> the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks \u2014 and CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock didn&#8217;t make the cut. <a href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/lp\/top-10-ai-stocks\/CRWV\/?i=9fff279e-9d21-4901-8641-659218eb9764&amp;p=92103f51-044f-4669-8ba5-a79fcf7642bd&amp;pos=mid_content&amp;tpid=1611998&amp;l=b17ce983-5361-4dba-a2fd-2469b8705237&amp;c=3af9b05b-bac6-4a46-815a-254223a80206&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=feed&amp;utm_content=feed||1611998\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grab the names FREE today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Grab the names FREE today&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Grab the names FREE today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>     Valuation at $117   <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">At 8.81x trailing sales and 11.53x book, the stock prices in flawless backlog conversion. The Nasdaq-100 catalyst is real, yet much appears in the 18.87% one-week rally. Buying after that move and ahead of inclusion day risks a classic &#8220;sell the news&#8221; reversal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">A pullback toward the 200-day moving average of $100.09 or the $105 buy zone would offer cleaner risk\/reward into Q2 results. Leaked bond memoranda reportedly show 90% of 2027 ARR is already secured, which would validate the bull math, but the stock needs to digest its move first.<\/p>\n<p>     Analyst Consensus   <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Shares trade at $117.03 against a consensus analyst target of $140.18, implying 19.78% upside. Of the 35 analysts covering the stock:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Strong Buy: 3<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Buy: 19<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Hold: 11<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Sell: 1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1p2hw41\">\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Strong Sell: 1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">CRWV is up 63.43% year to date against the broader S&amp;P 500, yet still sits 26.16% below where it traded a year ago. Q1 revenue of $2.08 billion grew 111.69% year over year and beat consensus by 5.80%.<\/p>\n<p>     Where Things Stand at $117   <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The Nasdaq-100 inclusion bid is largely priced in after a near 19% weekly surge. Chasing a known-date catalyst punishes latecomers when passive funds finish rebalancing. The fundamental setup is constructive, with a $99.4 billion backlog and 2027 run rate guidance above $30 billion, but entry matters when the company burns $4.71 billion of free cash flow per quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">A constructive re-rating signal would be a macro-driven pullback to the $105 zone, aligning with the 200-day moving average and improving risk\/reward. A bearish signal would be a Q2 print showing margin recovery stalling or interest expense outrunning the $650 to $730 million guide, either calling the backlog conversion thesis into question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Watch contracted power conversion, adjusted operating margin (guided to low double digits by Q4), and customer diversification beyond hyperscalers. At $105, the same backlog would be available roughly 10% cheaper with a defined invalidation level, offering a cleaner setup for risk-conscious entries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><strong>Act now:<\/strong> the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks \u2014 and CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock didn&#8217;t make the cut. <a href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/lp\/top-10-ai-stocks\/CRWV\/?i=9fff279e-9d21-4901-8641-659218eb9764&amp;p=ea93966a-680e-4e83-abfa-2ea9e7c81711&amp;pos=end_of_article&amp;tpid=1611998&amp;c=3af9b05b-bac6-4a46-815a-254223a80206&amp;l=b17ce983-5361-4dba-a2fd-2469b8705237&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=feed&amp;utm_content=feed||1611998\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grab the names FREE today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Grab the names FREE today&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Grab the names FREE today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quick Read CoreWeave&#8217;s $99 billion backlog, which includes a $21 billion Meta commitment, already has 75% of a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[261],"tags":[291,289,290,232595,3252,18,17882,19,232594,17,29008,292,1086,82,173533],"class_list":["post-542071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-backlog","tag-coreweave","tag-eire","tag-free-cash-flow","tag-ie","tag-interest-expense","tag-ireland","tag-nasdaq-100","tag-nvidia","tag-stock","tag-technology","tag-top-10-ai-stocks"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116772534820666382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}