CoreWeave (CRWV) fell 10.06% to close at $55.60 on October 22, hitting a new 52-week low, after Bernstein cut its price target to $51 from $74 and kept an “Underperform” rating. Bernstein analyst Madison Rezaei based the move on financing concerns, estimating that CoreWeave needs about $85 billion to fund its committed backlog. Trading volume reached 79.7 million shares, about 122% above its three-month average of 35.9 million. Peers also declined, with Nebius Group down 7.23% to $159.17 and Iren down 8.37% to $25.51, while the S&P 500 fell 1.22% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.60%. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for neoclouds is “off the charts,” and Blackstone COO Jon Gray praised CoreWeave’s management and said its underlying business is quite strong.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
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| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 212.28 |
| Change that session | -4.36% |
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