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U.S. equity markets are rising after CoreWeave (CRWV) posted better-than-expected financial results that have helped ease some of the concerns related to the artificial intelligence (AI) trade. Stocks ended down on Nov. 10 as inflation fears and the prospect of higher interest rates rattled the market. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key inflation gauge, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in October. Economists had expected a 0.3% increase.

The hot inflation report increases the odds that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December. Financial markets are now pricing in an 89% chance that the U.S. central bank will raise its trendsetting Federal Funds Rate 25 basis points at its Dec. 9 meeting. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support a quarter-point rate increase in December and might push for a half-point move if inflation remains worse than expected.

In the futures market, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.08%, the S&P 500 is rising 0.07%, and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite index is gaining 0.09%.

CoreWeave's earnings. Source: TipRanks

CoreWeave's Print

CoreWeave, which operates artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, reported revenue of $3.66 billion for the year's third quarter, up 168% from $1.36 billion a year earlier and a sequential increase of more than $1 billion from this year's second quarter. The sales figure topped the $3.56 billion that had been forecast on Wall Street.

CoreWeave remains unprofitable, and for the third quarter it posted a net loss of $1.27 per share. That was better than the loss per share of $1.46 that was the consensus expectation of analysts. The company also reported that its revenue backlog from future orders reached $132.5 billion at the end of the third quarter, more than double the $55.6 billion in the same period of 2025.

A Boost for AI Stocks

CoreWeave's better-than-expected print appears to be reviving the AI trade that has been shaky in recent weeks. CoreWeave has been largely blamed for shaking investor confidence in the AI infrastructure buildout after the yields on the company's corporate bonds hit 15%.

Such a high yield would make raising future money in the debt market prohibitively expensive for CoreWeave and raised concerns among analysts and investors about the long-term sustainability of the AI buildout and if a slowdown in data center construction is likely in coming months.

In after-hours trading, stocks of leading AI companies such as Nvidia (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Micron Technology (MU) were each up slightly following CoreWeave's print.

Is CRWV Stock a Buy?

CoreWeave's stock has a consensus Moderate Buy rating among 27 Wall Street analysts. That rating is based on 20 Buy, five Hold, and two Sell recommendations issued in the last three months. The average CRWV price target of $142.78 implies 124% upside from current levels. These ratings could change after the company's financial results.