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Aug 24, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	66.34%	Arvind RamnaniTruist Securities 51%	155 165	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 21, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	40.13%	Kash RanganGoldman Sachs 68%	121 139	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 14, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	60.29%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 69%	142 159	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 13, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	5.85%	Raimo LenschowBarclays 71%	90 105	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	31.05%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	130 130	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	56.26%	Arvind RamnaniTruist Securities 51%	126 155	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	54.24%	James FishPiper Sandler 69%	151 153	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-25.4%	Madison RezaeiBernstein 44%	67 74	Previous Underperform Current Underperform	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	15.93%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	100 115	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 85%	110 120	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	61.3%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	155 160	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	152.03%	John McPeakeRosenblatt 41%	250 250	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	77.43%	Brett KnoblauchCantor Fitzgerald 74%	167 176	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	31.05%	Rob OliverBaird 58%	100 130	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 11, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	10.89%	Mark MurphyJP Morgan 70%	105 110	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	43.15%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 69%	142 158	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	152.03%	John McPeakeRosenblatt 41%	250 250	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 3, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	52.23%	James FishPiper Sandler 69%	151	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 22, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	27.02%	Arvind RamnaniTruist Securities 51%	126 131	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 22, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	0.81%	Rob OliverBaird 58%	100	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 21, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-9.27%	Raimo LenschowBarclays 71%	90 120	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 21, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	51.22%	Brent ThillJefferies 73%	150 160	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 15, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	0.81%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	100 110	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 15, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	31.05%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	130 140	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 2, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	152.03%	John McPeakeRosenblatt 41%	250 250	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 25, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	152.03%	John McPeakeRosenblatt 41%	250	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 16, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	68.36%	Brett KnoblauchCantor Fitzgerald 74%	167 167	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 11, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	68.36%	Brett KnoblauchCantor Fitzgerald 74%	167 167	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 2, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	93.56%	Stefan SlowinskiBNP Paribas 60%	192	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 18, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	0.81%	Gil LuriaDA Davidson 63%	100 175	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 14, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	59.28%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 69%	155 158	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 11, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	68.36%	Brett KnoblauchCantor Fitzgerald 74%	156 167	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 11, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Raimo LenschowBarclays 71%	106 120	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	41.14%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	125 140	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	5.85%	Mark MurphyJP Morgan 70%	90 105	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	32.06%	Arvind RamnaniTruist Securities 51%	85 131	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	56.26%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	135 155	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	10.89%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	105 110	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 5, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	61.3%	Brent ThillJefferies 73%	120 160	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 1, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	56.26%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 69%	126 155	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	51.22%	Param SinghOppenheimer 57%	140 150	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	36.1%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	125 135	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 21, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	6.86%	Raimo LenschowBarclays 71%	90 106	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 16, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	51.22%	Arsenije MatovicWolfe Research 4%	150	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 16, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	57.27%	Brett KnoblauchCantor Fitzgerald 74%	149 156	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 14, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-32.46%	Madison RezaeiBernstein 44%	56 67	Previous Underperform Current Underperform	Get Alert
Apr 14, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	5.85%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	95 105	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 13, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	76.42%	Alex PlattDA Davidson 82%	125 175	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 13, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	26.01%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	90 125	Previous Neutral Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 9, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 82%	120 150	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 6, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	41.14%	Param SinghOppenheimer 57%	140	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-43.55%	—	56	Previous Initiates Current Underperform	Get Alert
Mar 4, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	27.02%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 69%	126 135	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 2, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	81.46%	Kevin DedeHC Wainwright & Co. 66%	180 180	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-9.27%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	90 115	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-4.23%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	95 100	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-14.31%	Arvind RamnaniTruist Securities 51%	84 85	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	26.01%	Alex PlattDA Davidson 82%	110 125	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	32.06%	Thomas BlakeyCantor Fitzgerald 67%	131 131	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	51.22%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 82%	150 160	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	81.46%	Greg P. MillerCitizens 29%	180 180	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	—	Mike CikosNeedham 77%	—	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Jan 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	15.93%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	115 115	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	0.81%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	92 100	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 27, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	41.14%	Brad ZelnickDeutsche Bank 68%	100 140	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 26, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	10.89%	Gil LuriaDA Davidson 63%	68 110	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 26, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	—	Mike CikosNeedham 77%	—	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Jan 12, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-9.27%	Raimo LenschowBarclays 71%	90 120	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 8, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	26.01%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	125 150	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 6, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-15.32%	Arvind RamnaniTruist Securities 51%	84	Previous Initiates Current Hold	Get Alert
Jan 5, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Brent ThillJefferies 73%	120 155	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 5, 2026	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-31.45%	Gil LuriaDA Davidson 63%	36 68	Previous Underperform Current Neutral	Get Alert
Dec 19, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	36.1%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 69%	135 192	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 5, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	10.89%	Rohit KulkarniRoth Capital 81%	110	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 5, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	0.81%	Paul MeeksFreedom Capital Markets 41%	100	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 17, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	5.85%	Kash RanganGoldman Sachs 68%	105 120	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 13, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	51.22%	Michael DonovanCompass Point 68%	150	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 12, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Ananda BaruahLoop Capital 78%	120 165	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 12, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Raimo LenschowBarclays 71%	120 140	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Nov 12, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	51.22%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	150 170	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 12, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	81.46%	Kevin DedeHC Wainwright & Co. 66%	180 180	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	56.26%	Brent ThillJefferies 73%	155 180	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-63.71%	Gil LuriaDA Davidson 63%	36 36	Previous Underperform Current Underperform	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	15.93%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	115 140	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	10.89%	Mark MurphyJP Morgan 70%	110	Previous Overweight Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	20.97%	Gregg MoskowitzMizuho 72%	120 150	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	-0.2%	Keith WeissMorgan Stanley 71%	91 99	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	61.3%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 82%	160 175	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	41.14%	Brad SillsB of A Securities 60%	140 168	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 5, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	75.41%	Thomas BlakeyCantor Fitzgerald 67%	174 174	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 30, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	76.42%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 82%	175	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 29, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	41.14%	Paul GoldingMacquarie 69%	115 140	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 23, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	66.34%	Ben ReitzesMelius Research 81%	128 165	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 23, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	71.38%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	105 170	Previous Equal-Weight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 19, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	66.34%	Ananda BaruahLoop Capital 78%	165	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	31.05%	Josh BeckRaymond James 76%	130	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	81.46%	Greg P. MillerJMP Securities 29%	180	Previous Market Perform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	16.94%	Thomas BlakeyCantor Fitzgerald 67%	116 116	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 15, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	—	Jay GoldbergSeaport Global 52%	—	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 27, 2025	CRWVCoreWeave	$99.19	16.94%	Thomas BlakeyCantor Fitzgerald 67%	116	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert

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What Are Analyst Stock Ratings?

Analyst ratings measure the expected performance of a stock during a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after they research companies’ public financial statements, communicate with executives and customers and interact with companies in other ways.

Most analysts issue ratings 4 times a year, usually at 3-month intervals.

How to Use Analyst Ratings

As an investor or trader, you want to be able to use analyst ratings effectively. Here are steps you can take to understand how to synthesize all the information analysts report about a particular company and how to apply it to your own trades.

Step 1: Check Ratings History

In the short term, look to see whether analysts suggest an initiation, upgrade or downgrade for a particular stock. Understand how the rating changed compared to the previous rating and whether a price target gets announced or changed.

Sometimes the rating stays the same and only the price target changes, which could cause the stock to move in either direction, depending on the significance of the change between the 2 price targets.

Step 2: Check for Other News

In the short term, check to see how the stock reacts to positive or negative news. This will be an indication of the company’s outlook because analyst ratings usually come out after the company announces news (it’ll typically be earnings news).

Step 3: Look at the Sector for News

Check to see if other stocks in the sector also received similar ratings. This could indicate micro news, which refers to when the whole sector or specific company trades in a specific way due to news outside of one company.

Step 4: Look at the Note

If available, look over the analyst note itself. The beginning of the note has the main information of the rating and price target. Investors should also take a look at the summary of the note, which you can find in the first couple pages and give you a concrete overview of the company. This can help you get an understanding of how analysts arrived at their thesis on the stock.

An example of an analyst note. Source: Needham

Step 5: Make a Decision

After reviewing the analyst ratings (and whether the analyst proposes a change or initiation) and find the reason for that note. Make a decision based on the analyst thesis on the company. This should give you guidance on how to make your thesis. Analyst ratings are a good indication of what professionals believe the company or sector will do, helping you get a better understanding of the companies you’re interested in.

Analyst Rating Accuracy

Analyst ratings are not set in stone and nobody knows indefinitely what a stock will do. Therefore, analyst ratings should be taken as an educated guess made by professionals who carefully study the specific company and sector in question. It's not a surprise that the accuracy of each rating can vary by each individual analyst and specific ratings on companies.

In other words, there’s no hard number or percentage on how accurate analyst ratings are because they are like educated guesses on what they think the stock will do based on their research, within that particular sector. In addition, each firm has so many analysts and so many different companies to review that you can compare ratings to glean what you believe is the truth.

Where Analyst Ratings Come From

Analyst ratings come from stock analysts. Analysts “go deep” on companies within a particular industry or sector. Some analysts employ a top-down approach (they start with an industry or sector and look for excellent companies within that industry or sector) and other stock analysts choose a bottom-up approach, which means they start with the company first and connect the dots within that company’s sector or industry. Analysts evaluate:

Financial statements
Economic fundamentals
Suppliers, customers and competitors
Management quality
Business model
Revenue
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities

While these evaluations are done using facts and figures that any investor can access, they come down to a conclusion the analyst must draw. While this isn’t an unqualified opinion, analysts will disagree because their interpretations of the data could vary.

Types of Stock Ratings

Stock ratings can range from simple “buy” and “sell” ratings to “equal weight” and “outperform” ratings. Here’s a quick overview of how analysts rate stocks.

Buy Rating

A “buy” rating indicates that an analyst is optimistic about a stock’s short-term or mid-term growth and recommends that traders purchase the stock. An analyst may even go so far as to indicate that a stock is a “strong buy.” At the same time, you may choose to swing trade the asset for a profit and come back later to start the process all over again.

Sell Rating

A “sell” rating means that an analyst believes the stock will trend downward in a particular time frame. Analysts might even refer to a security as a “strong sell.” Remember, though, you may want to swing trade and come back to this asset in the future even though you just chose to sell, just as you would under a “buy” rating.

Hold

A “hold” rating suggests that investors should not buy more of or sell the specified stock because they believe the stock should perform in a way that’s consistent with the market or will perform similarly to comparable companies within that particular sector. This is akin to the value investing approach that Warren Buffett uses, looking to gain long-term value from a single stock rather than flipping it because of a bad week. As many have said, it’s not a loss until you sell.

Underperform

An “underperform” rating means an analyst indicates that a stock is expected to perform below the market or sector average. And yes, while the underperform rating may not bode well for an asset in the next few weeks, it may not stay that way. Continue to carefully monitor your portfolio to ensure that an underperforming asset hasn’t turned itself around. As companies are faced with the Herculean task of pleasing shareholders, they will push to fix their underperforming stocks, meaning that a stock you wrote off could rise again.

Outperform

An “outperform” rating means that an analyst expects a stock to outperform the market or sector average. While the stock may look to outperform the market or a sector’s average, that doesn’t mean it will continue to soar forever. You must look at an outperform rating as what that asset will do in recent times, but it may not maintain that trajectory.

Equal-Weight

An equal weight rating means that an analyst believes that an individual stock's performance will tie to the average of all the stocks that an analyst covers in that particular sector. This type of rating helps investors get a true comparison of stocks to each other within a particular sector or industry. At the same time, equal-weight ratings could change at any time.

Price Target

A price target is an analyst’s projection of a stock’s future price. A price target is generally set up in a general trade or area where the asset might land. This means that the analyst could get close without hitting the figure on the head. Even so, the analyst wants to get close and better predict the movement of the marketplace and the asset.

Understanding Stock Ratings

Stock ratings are assessments of the investment potential of a particular stock. They are typically created by financial analysts who evaluate a company's financial performance, competitive positioning, and market outlook to provide guidance on the stock's expected future performance.

Ratings typically range from "buy" to "sell," with variations in between, such as "hold," "accumulate," or "neutral." A "buy" rating suggests that the stock is likely to perform well in the future, and investors should consider purchasing it. Conversely, a "sell" rating indicates that the stock is expected to underperform, and investors should consider selling it.

It's important to note that ratings are not guarantees of performance and should not be relied upon solely when making investment decisions. Ratings are just one factor to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, and investors should also conduct their own research and analysis to make informed decisions.

Another thing to keep in mind is that different analysts may have different opinions on a stock, so it's a good idea to consider multiple ratings before making an investment decision.

In addition to analyst ratings, investors can also consider other factors when evaluating a stock, such as its financial statements, management team, industry trends, and overall market conditions. By combining all of these factors, investors can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell.

In summary, stock ratings are an important tool for investors to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, but they should not be the only factor used in investment decision-making. It's important to conduct your own research, consider multiple ratings, and take into account other factors before making an investment decision.

Should You Use Analyst Ratings to Inform Your Own Trades?

You can definitely use analyst ratings to inform your own trades and inform your own thesis but it’s a good idea to do your own research. However, analyst ratings are just one step in what should be a much larger investment strategy. Don’t fall in love with just one analyst. Compare notes. Look into how these ratings match with activity on the market and current events. Plus, remember that an analyst rating could easily be incorrect. No one is perfect, but these ratings are a good place to start.

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