Core Scientific slips as investors weigh Texas expansion scrutiny and heavy capital spending

Core Scientific (CORZ) is down 3.0% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: A single fresh negative catalyst is not obvious, so the pullback looks tied to investor caution around Core Scientific’s aggressive expansion plan. This could be because the market is balancing the company’s large recent growth moves against regulatory uncertainty in Texas, a sizable cash outlay for its latest acquisition, and the company’s still-large accounting losses tied to warrants.

Details:

Core Scientific completed its Polaris DS acquisition on August 14, adding about 440 megawatts of grid-connected power capacity for roughly $444 million in cash and advancing its Muskogee campus expansion plan.

Texas has paused approvals for new data center projects while ERCOT and the PUCT conduct an audit process, creating uncertainty for operators with expansion exposure in the state.

Core Scientific said on August 10 that it supports the Texas review process, but the broader policy shift still leaves timing questions for data center development and interconnection.

In second-quarter 2026 results, Core Scientific reported strong revenue growth and more leased capacity, but it also posted a net loss that was primarily driven by changes in the fair value of warrants, which can keep dilution and valuation concerns in focus.

Sources:

Core Scientific, SEC, Texas Tribune

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$CORZ Insider Trading Activity

$CORZ insiders have traded $CORZ stock on the open market 39 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 38 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CORZ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

TODD M DUCHENE (See remarks) has made 0 purchases and 38 sales selling 210,000 shares for an estimated $4,740,882.
ERIC STANTON WEISS purchased 7,000 shares for an estimated $101,699

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$CORZ Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 223 institutional investors add shares of $CORZ stock to their portfolio, and 225 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP removed 25,078,406 shares (-97.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $641,756,409
JERICHO CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 11,159,492 shares (+95.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $285,571,400
UBS GROUP AG removed 9,644,444 shares (-37.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $246,801,321
TWO SEAS CAPITAL LP removed 7,123,324 shares (-44.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $182,285,861
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added 6,407,759 shares (+10464.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $163,974,552
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 5,508,420 shares (+779.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $140,960,467
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 5,452,208 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $139,522,002

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$CORZ Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CORZ in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 05/13/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $CORZ, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CORZ forecast page.

$CORZ Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CORZ recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $CORZ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $31.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Gregory Lewis from BTIG set a target price of $38.0 on 06/25/2026
Paul Meeks from Freedom Broker set a target price of $33.0 on 06/16/2026
Lucas Pipes from B. Riley Securities set a target price of $33.0 on 05/27/2026
Jonathan Petersen from Jefferies set a target price of $37.0 on 05/14/2026
John Todaro from Needham set a target price of $29.0 on 05/07/2026
Paul Golding from Macquarie set a target price of $35.0 on 05/07/2026
Brett Knoblauch from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $29.0 on 04/09/2026

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