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Dean of Valuation Damodaran on CoreWeave (CRWV): ‘Buzzwords’ AI and Nvidia ‘Aren’t Working Anymore’

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We recently published a list of 10 Stocks on Analysts’ Radar Amid Tariff Turbulence. In this article, we are going to take a look at where CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) stands against other stocks on analysts’ radar amid tariff turbulence.

Dan Niles, Niles Investment Management founder, predicted in a CNBC program earlier this month that unlike previous market crashes, the latest market volatility of 2025 could see a quick resolution because it was “self-inflicted.”

“Unlike prior drawdowns that you’ve seen, like the global financial crisis, you’re not going to fix the problem in a day because you’ve accumulated tons of bad mortgages. You’re not going to fix COVID because it’s a global pandemic in a day. You’re not going to fix the tech bubble meltdown because you overinvested for 5 years back in the late 1990s. This you can literally fix overnight if everybody, you know, resettles the tariffs because this is a self-inflicted wound.”

However, this does not mean Niles is bullish on the market in the long term. He still has valuation concerns and reiterated that he entered the year with cash as his biggest holding. Niles said his top five picks do not include any of the Mag. 7 companies, and he would remain cautious on valuations:

Asked about his preferences in the current market environment, the analyst warned investors to steer clear of high valuations and big promises that lie far into the future:

“I would focus on is which companies are generating a lot of cash, which ones tend to pick up market share during recessions. Those are the types of names that you want to be in because if you’re in stuff where, well, you know 10 years from now it’s going to be a big market, you’re going to get absolutely murdered if you get into a recession,” Niles said.

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Dean of Valuation Damodaran on CoreWeave (CRWV): ‘Buzzwords’ AI and Nvidia ‘Aren’t Working Anymore’
Dean of Valuation Damodaran on CoreWeave (CRWV): ‘Buzzwords’ AI and Nvidia ‘Aren’t Working Anymore’

CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV)

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Aswath Damodaran, NYU Stern School of Business, said in a latest program on CNBC that “buzzwords” like Nvidia or AI won’t help CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) because the dynamics of AI trade have changed: