CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV) ended Tuesday’s regular session lower and is trading around $80 in post-market activity, capping another volatile stretch for one of 2025’s most-watched AI infrastructure names.
With Christmas Eve trading (Wednesday, Dec. 24) set for an early close at 1:00 p.m. ET, the next session brings a very different market setup: shorter hours, typically thinner liquidity, and a higher chance that headlines (or a single big order) can move price more than usual. [1]
Below is what happened after the bell today (23.12.2025), what the most current commentary published today is emphasizing, and what to keep on your radar before tomorrow’s open.
CoreWeave stock price after the bell today (23.12.2025)
- Last price (extended hours): about $80.26 as of 22:56 UTC (5:56 p.m. ET), with trading continuing in the after-hours session.
- Regular-session move: down roughly $4.54 (-5.35%) on the day.
- Tuesday range: approximately $78.77 to $83.88.
- Volume: about 22.1 million shares traded.
- Market cap (approx.): about $42.2 billion.
In plain terms: CRWV gave back a chunk of last week’s rebound, and after-hours trading has been comparatively calm so far, hovering near the closing level.
Why CoreWeave stock fell today: the rally met reality (again)
A lot of today’s conversation around CoreWeave is not about demand for AI compute (which remains a core bull case), but about the cost and financing mechanics of building the AI data-center stack fast enough to meet that demand.
Several themes are showing up across today’s market commentary:
1) Profit-taking after a headline-driven rebound
Market commentary published today points to a recent rally being fueled by a mix of DOE-related news, a Citigroup stance, and elevated media attention—followed by a pullback as traders reassessed risk and positioning. [2]
2) Balance-sheet and funding anxiety remains the overhang
FX commentary today framed CoreWeave’s rebound as sharp, but warned that leverage and funding needs can keep the stock highly sensitive to sentiment shifts in “AI infrastructure” broadly. [3]
This is the key context for CRWV right now: the market is trying to price a company that may be in a hypergrowth demand environment—while also needing enormous ongoing capital to expand capacity. Reuters reporting from CoreWeave’s last earnings cycle highlighted that the company expected $12–$14 billion of spending in 2025 and that capital spending next year would “more than double” versus 2025 levels. [4]
3) The broader “AI infrastructure financing” narrative hasn’t gone away
Recent market reporting has tied the pullback in parts of the AI complex to investor concern about whether major data-center and AI infrastructure projects can keep attracting debt financing at acceptable terms—an issue that has periodically weighed on names linked to big buildouts. [5]
Everything new published today about CoreWeave stock: today’s news, forecasts, and analysis
Here’s a roundup of the most visible CRWV-focused pieces and updates published today (Dec. 23, 2025)—what they emphasized, and why it matters into tomorrow:
1) MarketBeat: CRWV down ~5%—and the “growth vs. risk” framing
A MarketBeat note published today flagged the day’s decline and summarized the bull/bear tension: strong growth metrics versus leverage and liquidity concerns, while also pointing readers back to DOE-related momentum and Citi commentary as part of the prior rally setup. [6]
MarketBeat also highlighted metrics it says show high leverage (e.g., debt-to-equity and current ratio figures) and reiterated that analyst views remain mixed with a wide dispersion of targets. [7]
2) FXLeaders: “rebound, but vulnerable”
An FXLeaders analysis published today argued CoreWeave’s recent bounce doesn’t erase structural questions—especially around leverage, funding needs, and the stock’s sensitivity to shifts in AI sentiment. [8]
3) Motley Fool (published today): the bullish demand story—plus capex intensity
A Motley Fool analysis published today compared CoreWeave with Applied Digital and leaned into the “neocloud” thesis: demand for AI cloud services remains strong, but the company is spending aggressively and plans to more than double capex next year—a point consistent with Reuters’ reporting from CoreWeave’s Q3 cycle. [9]
The same piece also referenced Citi checks suggesting the company’s capacity could be heavily booked into 2026 and early 2027 discussions—useful context for bulls, but still not a guarantee of smooth execution. [10]
4) Nasdaq/Motley Fool (published today): video post with older price inputs—but current publishing date
A Nasdaq-hosted Motley Fool post dated today notes that the underlying video used after-market prices from Dec. 19 (and was published Dec. 20), but the piece is circulating today in feeds and reiterates investor-facing framing around CoreWeave and the AI stock landscape. [11]
5) A plaintiff law firm “investigation reminder” press release hit wires today
A syndicated press release published today (via Business Wire and carried by other distributors) said the law firm Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check is investigating potential federal securities law violations on behalf of CoreWeave investors. It restated a bearish view of the model (heavy capex + debt) and referenced the company’s Nov. 10 earnings/guidance change as context. [12]
Important context: these “investigation” releases are common during periods of sharp stock volatility. They are not the same thing as a court finding or an admission by the company. Still, they can affect sentiment—especially in thin holiday trading—because they get widely syndicated. [13]
6) The consensus forecast snapshot: targets remain wide, and the “average” hides the dispersion
A widely cited snapshot of Street targets shows a consensus rating around “Hold” and an average price target around $127.70, but with a very wide low-to-high range of targets—highlighting how uncertain the market still is about sustainable profitability, funding costs, and execution risk. [14]
The two catalysts bulls keep pointing to: DOE “Genesis Mission” and big-ticket AI demand
Two recurring bullish reference points in recent coverage:
DOE: Genesis Mission participation (announced Dec. 18)
CoreWeave announced it joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, describing it as a DOE initiative designed to connect compute resources, research facilities, and datasets across scientific domains, with CoreWeave planning to make its AI cloud platform available for advanced workloads. [15]
The company also positioned this within a broader public-sector push, including CoreWeave Federal, a dedicated unit for government and defense-related customers, and referenced preparation toward compliance requirements (including FedRAMP-related readiness). [16]
The AI demand pipeline—and the cost to serve it
Reuters reporting from the Q3 period captured the core bull/bear equation: booming AI demand and major agreements on one side, and immense expansion costs on the other. Reuters cited CoreWeave’s Q3 revenue at $1.36 billion, loss per share of $0.22, and a revised 2025 revenue outlook range of $5.05–$5.15 billion tied to issues at a third-party data center partner. [17]
Separately, Reuters has also reported on CoreWeave’s major AI capacity deals—such as a Meta agreement valued at $14.2 billion extending through 2031 (with an option into 2032). [18]
What to know before the market opens tomorrow (Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025)
1) Tomorrow is a shortened U.S. session: early close at 1:00 p.m. ET
Both NYSE and Nasdaq list Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 as an early close at 1:00 p.m. ET, with markets closed Thursday (Christmas Day) and reopening Friday. [19]
Why that matters for CRWV specifically:
- CoreWeave has been prone to sharp swings on relatively small bursts of news flow.
- A shorter session often means thinner liquidity and more exaggerated moves—especially if there’s a premarket headline.
2) Watch premarket tone in the AI complex—not just CRWV
CRWV often trades as part of the “AI infrastructure trade,” alongside semis, data-center builders, and power/cooling exposure. Recent reporting has linked AI-stock volatility to financing and buildout concerns, so a move in related names can set the tone even without direct CoreWeave news. [20]
3) Headline risk checklist for CRWV into the open
Given the current narrative, the market tends to react most strongly to:
- Financing/capex developments (new debt, revised capex cadence, or cost-of-capital commentary) [21]
- Data center timing / capacity updates (anything that confirms or contradicts the “booked-out capacity” thesis) [22]
- Customer concentration / contract headlines (new large agreements or churn signals) [23]
- Legal/stockholder communications that can hit sentiment quickly in thin trading (including “investigation” press releases) [24]
4) Analyst targets are bullish on average—but the range is the message
If you’re scanning forecasts tonight, focus less on the single “average price target” number and more on what it implies: the Street has high conviction that something big is happening in AI compute demand, but low agreement on what that demand is worth after you price in funding costs and execution risk. [25]
5) A practical note for tomorrow: time your information checks
Because the session ends early, traders often front-load positioning:
- 4:00–9:30 a.m. ET: premarket reaction window
- 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET: full “regular” action happens fast
Nasdaq’s own schedule notes the standard market hours and flags that extended-hours trading can carry higher volatility and lower liquidity. [26]
Bottom line after the bell on 23.12.2025
CoreWeave stock finished today lower near $80, and the post-market has stayed near that level so far. The most current analysis published today reinforces a familiar tug-of-war:
- Bull case: demand for AI compute remains enormous, with public-sector initiatives and large-cap customer appetite keeping the growth narrative alive. [27]
- Bear case: funding/capex intensity and execution risk can dominate the stock’s day-to-day pricing—especially in thin holiday trading and in a market that has become more sensitive to the cost of AI infrastructure. [28]
For tomorrow morning, the single most important “mechanical” factor is that Dec. 24 is an early-close session—so any premarket headline (company-specific or sector-wide) may have an outsized effect on CRWV’s open and midday action. [29]
This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.
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