Citi’s Buy Call Fuels a Rally, but 2026 Execution Is the Real Test
CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV) is back in the spotlight after a sharp rebound that reminded investors why this AI-infrastructure name has become one of the market’s most debated stocks of 2025.
On the last U.S. trading day before December 20, 2025, CoreWeave shares closed at $83.00, up about 22.6% on the day, after opening around the high-$60s and trading as high as the mid-$80s intraday. [1]
The immediate spark: Citigroup renewed coverage with a Buy rating (with a “high risk” framing in some recaps), which helped trigger a momentum reversal after weeks of investor anxiety about data-center delays, leverage, and the cost of scaling AI compute. [2]
But the bigger story for Google News and Discover readers is this: CoreWeave’s share…
