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Wells Fargo Sees CoreWeave Demand Could Lift Q4 Revenue Above Forecasts
Wells Fargo's Michael Turrin reiterates an Overweight rating on CoreWeave (CRWV), arguing that demand for the company's AI compute capacity could lift Q4 FY2025 revenue above the Street estimates. He models about $1.57 billion in Q4 revenue, near the consensus of $1.56 billion, citing over 1 gigawatt of contracted capacity remaining for the next 12–24 months and recent deals with Runway and Poolside; Poolside could represent roughly $1 billion in annual revenue. The stock has jumped about 140% in the last year, and TipRanks shows a Moderate Buy consensus with a target implying roughly 33% upside.
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AMC Bets on Spider-Man-Led Turnaround Amid Q4 Slump
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NVDA’s fiscal Q4 2026 results due Feb. 25 will test whether the AI rally can sustain gains. Bulls point to resilient AI infrastructure spending by cloud giants, a broader Meta AI partnership, and the anticipated Blackwell GPU ramp driving data-center growth, while bears warn of margin pressure from HBMs and export controls in China, plus rising in-house chip development by cloud providers. Wall Street looks for EPS of $1.52 on $65.67 billion in revenue, with full-year revenue around $213.3 billion and EPS $4.69. TipRanks’ consensus remains Strong Buy with roughly 39% upside to $261.84.
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PayPal Hit With Securities-Fraud Lawsuits Over Growth Claims
Shareholder-rights law firms filed securities-fraud class actions against PayPal, alleging the company misled investors about Branded Checkout growth and its long-term outlook in statements from Feb 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026. After PayPal reported weak Q4 2025 results and withdrew its 2027 targets, the stock fell over 20%. The suits, led by Rosen Law Firm, The Schall Law Firm, and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, claim executives overstated competitive position and execution capabilities. Analysts still rate PYPL as Hold with a target around $51, implying roughly 24% upside.