Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Core Scientific (CORZ)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ):

• 9/21/2026 – Core Scientific is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “neutral” rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Core Scientific is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “neutral” rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – Core Scientific is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “overweight” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – Core Scientific is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “overweight” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – Core Scientific had its price target raised by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from $33.00 to $42.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Core Scientific was given a new $33.00 price target by Capital One Financial Corporation.
• 7/30/2026 – Core Scientific was upgraded by Freedom Capital from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/30/2026 – Core Scientific was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $28.00 price target on the stock, up from $25.00.
• 7/29/2026 – Core Scientific had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Compass Point. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Core Scientific had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $29.00 to $35.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Core Scientific had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research.
• 7/29/2026 – Core Scientific had its price target raised by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $30.00 to $36.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – Core Scientific had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – Core Scientific had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Core Scientific was downgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from “outperform” to “market perform”. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Eric Weiss purchased 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $19.19 per share, with a total value of $134,330.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 259,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,975,237.78. The trade was a 2.77% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Todd M. Duchene sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.97, for a total value of $199,700.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,969,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,322,946.97. The trade was a 0.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 19,000 shares of company stock worth $342,290 and sold 80,000 shares worth $1,703,700. 1.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Core Scientific, Inc (NASDAQ: CORZ) is a digital infrastructure company that develops and operates data centers for high-performance computing. Its business has historically centered on large-scale bitcoin mining, including the deployment and operation of specialized computing equipment and supporting power, networking and facility infrastructure.

The company also provides hosting and colocation services for digital asset miners and other high-performance computing customers. Core Scientific has increasingly focused on expanding its data center platform for artificial intelligence and other compute-intensive workloads, including infrastructure designed to support graphics processing unit (GPU) deployments.

Founded in 2017, Core Scientific operates data center facilities in the United States and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2024.