BofA Initiates Buy on CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) with $42 Target, Citing AI-Optimized Cloud Platform

We recently compiled a list of the 12 AI Stocks Analysts Are Talking About Right Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) stands against the other AI stocks.

Latest reports from the IMF reveal that economic gains from artificial intelligence are likely to outweigh the costs of rising carbon emissions from the data centers needed to run AI models. The report, released at the IMF’s annual spring meeting in Washington, revealed how artificial intelligence is going to boost global output by around 0.5% a year between 2025 and 2030. At the same time, it also noted how these output gains will not be shared equally worldwide.

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"Despite challenges related to higher electricity prices and greenhouse gas emissions, the gains to global GDP from AI are likely to outweigh the cost of the additional emissions. The social cost of these extra emissions is minor compared with the expected economic gains from AI, yet it still adds to the worrisome buildup of emissions”.

-IMF report, "Power Hungry: How AI Will Drive Energy Demand".

Considering that energy policies remain the same and artificial intelligence use becomes widespread, greenhouse gas emissions will see a cumulative global increase of 1.2% between 2025 and 2030. However, a switch to greener energy policies would limit the increase to 1.3 Gt.

Quantifying the social cost of these emissions, the report calculated that the extra cost is likely to be at $50.7-$66.3 billion, which is smaller than the income gains that can help boost the economy by 0.5% each year through AI.

According to the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, AI may even be able to generate an overall reduction in carbon emissions if it accelerates advances in low-carbon technologies in the power, food, and transport sectors.

"But market forces alone are unlikely to successfully drive AI's application toward climate action. Governments, tech companies and energy companies must play an active role in ensuring AI is used intentionally, equitably and sustainably.”

- Grantham policy fellow Roberta Pierfederici.

For this article, we selected AI stocks by going through news articles, stock analysis, and press releases. These stocks are also popular among hedge funds. The hedge fund data is as of Q4 2024.

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CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)

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CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) is a cloud platform provider that provides equipment for AI and other computing purposes. On April 22, Bank of America initiated the stock as “Buy” and a $42 price target. The firm believes that the “AI data center leader” is a share gainer and that CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)’s Cloud Platform has been purpose-built for GPU compute to support AI service providers.

“We are initiating coverage on AI hyperscaler CoreWeave, with a Buy rating and $42 PO. The CoreWeave Cloud Platform has been purpose built for GPU compute to support AI service providers.”

Overall CRWV ranks 12th on our list of the AI stocks analysts are talking about. While we acknowledge the potential of CRWV as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CRWV but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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