Core Scientific climbs on expanded data center deal with CoreWeave

** Shares of Core Scientific up 9% at $10.93 in Thurs afternoon trading after co said it expanded power contract with AI hyperscaler CoreWeave** CORZ shares rose as much as 18.5% to $11.87 earlier in the session** Co late Weds said new agreement with Nvidia-backed CoreWeave adds $1.2 bln in contracted rev for providing power from its Denton, Texas data center location** New agreement boosts total projected rev to $10.2 bln over life of the 12-yr contract, it said** Co said the 70 megawatts of expansion brings full critical IT load to just over 260 megawatts, and boosts CoreWeave's total contracted high-performance computing infrastructure with CORZ to about 590 megawatts across six sites** CORZ late Weds also reported Q4 rev of $94.9 mln, down 33% from same period last year. Analysts had expected rev of $100.9 mln, LSEG data shows** Jefferies, which rates CORZ 'buy', raised its PT by $1 to $18, saying the qtr overall was positive** Though Jefferies said while CORZ expressed optimism about inking leases with more hyperscalers, "these high-stakes negotiations are challenging and take time"** 15 of 16 brokerages covering CORZ rate stock "strong buy" or "buy", 1 has "hold" and their median PT is $19 - LSEG** With move on Thurs, shares off ~22% YTD. They closed at $3.44 on Jan 24, 2024 after co emerged from bankruptcy