Cerebras Systems (CBRS) trades at 96.36 USD, below its 185 USD IPO price and down 42.1% over the past month. The slide followed the end of the post-IPO lockup, insider share sales of over 84 million USD, a short report from Culper Research, and reports questioning whether OpenAI runs its newest fast model on rival hardware. Q2 GAAP revenue of 180.11 million USD missed the 193.55 million USD consensus, and core gross margin fell to 40.6% from 46.5%. Still, 10 of 11 analysts rate the stock Buy, and the average price target of 282.55 USD implies 193.2% upside. Core revenue rose 103% to 209.9 million USD, and management raised full-year core revenue guidance to 880-890 million USD. The article flags OpenAI as a key risk, since losing it could put part of the 25.4 billion USD backlog at risk.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 11/02/2026 | 202.06 |
| Change that session | -1.26% |
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