Billionaire David Tepper Piled Into a Debt-Laden Artificial Intelligence (AI) Neocloud Stock in Q2 While Also Increasing His Stake in Its Newest Rival | The Motley Fool

摘要: As the founder of Appaloosa Management, David Tepper built his reputation through a keen eye for distressed assets, including debt instruments trading

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As the founder of Appaloosa Management, David Tepper built his reputation through a keen eye for distressed assets, including debt instruments trading at steep discounts, and

deep-value stocks

that most other investors overlooked amid temporary turmoil.

Tepper's willingness to embrace situations that others flee has helped him produce outsized returns over the long run. This makes his latest combination of bets between

CoreWeave

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Meta Platforms

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particularly noteworthy for investors tracking the

artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure supercycle

.

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The rise of neoclouds

13F filings

show that Appaloosa initiated a position in CoreWeave stock during the second quarter, acquiring 1,078,248 shares. CoreWeave operates as a neocloud provider, delivering high-performance GPU capacity tailored to AI workloads. In an environment where hyperscalers are struggling to meet explosive AI-driven demand for

training

inference deployments

, neoclouds like CoreWeave bridge the gap by offering dedicated, scalable compute infrastructure optimized for

hardware and adjacent systems.

During the second quarter, CoreWeave's backlog grew by more than 246% year over year to $104 billion. Of note, this figure does not include new commitments of $25 billion signed shortly after the quarter ended. CoreWeave's customers include frontier AI labs, hyperscalers, and an expanding roster of enterprises. Revenue more than doubled year over year, reflecting the pace of rapid capacity deployment.

With that said, the company's balance sheet reveals a potential blemish that has left some on Wall Street uneasy. CoreWeave's total debt -- including

operating leases

-- stands north of $50 billion.

CRWV Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly)

YCharts.

This capital from its debt sales is being used to finance the

capital expenditures

of its aggressive data center build-out. However, the co

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