Quantbot Technologies LP Invests $1.28 Million in Core Scientific, Inc. $CORZ

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Core Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:CORZ) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 71,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,279,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Core Scientific by 192.3% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 3,067 shares during the period. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. raised its holdings in Core Scientific by 81.9% during the 2nd quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 134,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,303,000 after buying an additional 60,746 shares during the period. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Core Scientific by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,290,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,791,000 after purchasing an additional 128,284 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position in shares of Core Scientific by 39.9% in the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 452,806 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,123,000 after buying an additional 129,133 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. grew its stake in Core Scientific by 1,326.9% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 199,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,408,000 after acquiring an additional 185,640 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Citigroup raised Core Scientific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Needham & Company LLC raised Core Scientific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of Core Scientific from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered their price objective on Core Scientific from $24.50 to $23.75 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Core Scientific in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Core Scientific presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.84.

Key Stories Impacting Core Scientific

Here are the key news stories impacting Core Scientific this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright reiterated a Buy, materially raised FY2026 EPS (from $0.16 to $0.33) and published quarterly EPS estimates with a $25 price target — a clear analyst endorsement that supports the rally. HC Wainwright Reiterates Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Canaccord raised its price target from $17 to $20 and maintained a Buy rating, adding upward price-target momentum. Canaccord PT Raised to $20
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat and other coverage argue the company’s pivot to AI colocation (including a reported $10B+ backlog and rapid colocation growth) creates multi-year upside and institutional buying support, which can drive investor interest despite short-term churn. Core Scientific’s $10 Billion AI Shift
• Neutral Sentiment: CoreWeave contract progress: reports note the CoreWeave deal is ahead of schedule and colocation revenue is ramping, a structural positive; however, this is balanced by transitional revenue mix changes. CoreWeave Deal Ahead of Schedule
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in recent filings shows anomalous “0 shares” readings (likely a reporting glitch); current days-to-cover appears negligible — this item is noisy and should not be overinterpreted.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 2025 results showed revenue weakness (reported as a 38% YoY decline in one summary) and a sharp earnings swing tied to the pivot, which earlier drove a significant intraday drop. Investors remain sensitive to near-term top-line contraction and negative adjusted EBITDA while expansion investments continue. Core Scientific 2025 earnings: revenue falls 38% YoY
• Negative Sentiment: At least one firm (Ladenburg Thalmann) lowered expectations, reflecting some analyst caution on near-term execution risks and balance-sheet concerns tied to the transition. Ladenburg Lowers Expectations

Core Scientific Price Performance

NASDAQ:CORZ opened at $16.00 on Friday. Core Scientific, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $6.20 and a fifty-two week high of $23.63. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a PE ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 6.87.

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.69. The firm had revenue of $79.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.45 million. The company’s revenue was down 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.69) EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Core Scientific, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Core Scientific Company Profile

Core Scientific, Inc (NASDAQ: CORZ) is a leading provider of large-scale blockchain infrastructure and digital asset mining services. The company develops, owns and operates high-performance data centers optimized for the mining of Bitcoin and other proof-of-work cryptocurrencies. In addition to its core mining operations, Core Scientific offers colocation, hosting and managed services designed to support institutional clients and enterprise users in deploying and scaling blockchain nodes and computing hardware.

Core Scientific’s service portfolio includes hardware procurement, deployment and maintenance, real-time monitoring, power management and network connectivity.