The data center operator, which went public in March, forecast its second-quarter capital expenditure would be in the range of $3 billion to $3.5 billion while revenue expectations were $1.06 billion to $1.1 billion. CoreWeave's management was optimistic about the demand for its services on the post-earnings call, but brokerage MoffettNathanson said "the cost of preparing to meet this demand may spook investors" who are paying a high price for the stock. CoreWeave, which leases computing capacity to technology companies and hyperscalers building AI models such as one of its prominent customers Microsoft, reported a more than five-fold increase in revenue to $981.6 million for the first three months of the year.

Nvidia-backed AI data center company CoreWeave reports earnings for the first time since its volatile public debut in March.

The data center operator, which went public in March, forecast its second-quarter capital expenditure would be in the range of $3 billion to $3.5 billion while revenue…