Core Scientific (CORZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Core Scientific, Inc. is a digital infrastructure company that develops and operates data centers in the United States. Its business has historically centered on cryptocurrency mining, particularly the processing of transactions on the Bitcoin network, while also providing hosting and infrastructure services to other mining and technology customers.

The company is expanding its data center capabilities to support high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads. Its services include data center operations, power and equipment management, hosting, and related infrastructure support for customers that require substantial computing capacity.

Core Scientific was founded in 2017 and became a publicly traded company through a business combination in 2022. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2022, the company completed its restructuring and emerged in January 2024. It operates facilities across several U.S. states and is led by Adam Sullivan, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.50 to $16.95
• 50-Day Range: $15.98 to $22.83
• 52-Week Range: $13.35 to $30.46
• Volume: 742,498 shs
• Average Volume: 12.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $30.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Core Scientific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Core Scientific scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 224th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Core Scientific has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Core Scientific has a consensus price target of $30.86, representing about 85.9% upside from its current price of $16.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Core Scientific has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Core Scientific are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.36) to $0.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Core Scientific is -3.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Core Scientific is -3.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.99% of the float of Core Scientific has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Core Scientific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.86.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Core Scientific has recently decreased by 2.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Core Scientific does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Core Scientific does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Core Scientific has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Core Scientific this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 34 people have searched for CORZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 8 people have added Core Scientific to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Core Scientific in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Core Scientific insiders have sold 423.91% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $342,290.00 in company stock and sold $1,793,300.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of Core Scientific is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Core Scientific has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CORZ
• CIK: 1839341
• Web: www.corescientific.com
• Phone: (425) 998-5300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 325
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Core Scientific: $30.86
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +84.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.42)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$288.62 million
• Net Margins: -325.50%
• Pretax Margin: -324.28%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -9.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $440.31 million
• Price / Sales: 12.23
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($3.11) per share
• Price / Book: -5.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 321,340,000
• Free Float: 315,877,000
• Market Cap: $5.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 5.49