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Anthropic investors are getting skittish over sky-high valuation: report

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Wall Street investors are urging AI company Anthropic to reconsider its high valuation of $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion, which is lower than the previously suggested $2 trillion, ahead of its upcoming stock market debut. The San Francisco-based company reported a net loss of over $20 billion in the third quarter and disclosed spending commitments of about $895.4 billion. Investors are concerned about Anthropic’s ability to turn large AI investments into profits and hope that CFO Krishna Rao will take a conservative approach during the initial public offering process.
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Institutional investors are urging Anthropic, a San Francisco-based chatbot maker known for its Claude model, to reconsider its sky-high valuation target of $2 trillion. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 3 that investors suggest a more realistic range of $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion would be better suited given recent market conditions and the company's financial performance. Anthropic recently posted a net loss of over $20 billion in the third quarter, with disclosed spending commitments totaling around $895.4 billion through purchase agreements and leases. This shift comes amid broader concerns about high-risk investments in artificial intelligence companies as tech stocks have been declining recently.

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🔮 Institutional investors have told the San Francisco-based Claude chatbot maker and its advisers that shooting for a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion would be more realistic than the $2 trillion that has been pegged to the company in recent months, the WWall Street Journal reported Tuesdsay.
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Institutional investors have told the San Francisco-based Claude chatbot maker and its advisers that shooting for a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion would be more realistic than the $2 trillion that has been pegged to the company in recent months, the WWall Street Journal reported Tuesdsay.
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🔮 Institutional investors have told the San Francisco-based Claude chatbot maker and its advisers that shooting for a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion would be more realistic than the $2 trillion that has been pegged to the company in recent months, the WWall Street Journal reported Tuesdsay.

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Wall Street is getting skittish about Anthropic’s eye-watering valuation – with key investors pushing the artificial-intelligence giant to temper its expectations ahead of its blockbuster stock-market listing, expected in the coming weeks. asserted
investors → get → weeks
Institutional investors have told the San Francisco-based Claude chatbot maker and its advisers that shooting for a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion would be more realistic than the $2 trillion that has been pegged to the company in recent months, the WWall Street Journal reported Tuesdsay. asserted
Journal → tell → months
The calls for a recalibration come as Anthropic marked a net loss of over $20 billion in the third quarter, according to an updated filing Monday. uncertain
Anthropic → come → filing
The company disclosed roughly $895.4 billion in spending commitments through purchase agreements and leases. asserted
company → disclose → agreements
“As our compute and infrastructure capacity grows, the associated compute and infrastructure expenses have increased,” Anthropic said in the filing. asserted
Anthropic → grow → filing
The proposed valuation pullback for the Dario Amodei-led company is the latest signal that investors are getting cold feet about the AI trade – as AI heavy tech stocks have been hammered in recent weeks and concerns mount over the torrent of capital companies are pouring into AI infrastructure. asserted
companies → propose → infrastructure
Investors have expressed concern in the ability of tech giants, like Amazon and Meta, to quickly turn massive AI investments into profits. asserted
Investors → express → profits
In recent earnings reports, Alphabet notched slower growth in Google’s search-advertising business, attributed in part to queries made through its AI feature. asserted
Alphabet → notch → feature
Amazon’s revenue failed to meet analyst expectations and Intel cautioned a lengthy slowdown in personal-computer sales. asserted
Intel → fail → sales
Last week’s double-digit stock drops of tech giants including Intel and Alphabet has contributed to the weakening sentiment about Anthropic’s valuation, according to the Journal. uncertain
drops → include → Journal
Investors are hopeful that Anthropic’s Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao will resist the urge to advocate for an overly aggressive IPO price and take a conservative approach, instead, according to the Journal. uncertain
Rao → resist → Journal
Aiming for a lower valuation could give new Anthropic shareholders a better chance to score a first-day pop in the stock. uncertain
Aiming → aim → stock
In June, Elon Musk’s SpaceX jumped 30% on its first day of trading – but that was before market-wide investor concerns over AI had fully taken hold. asserted
concerns → jump → hold
Anthropic hasn’t settled on a valuation target or decided how many shares it will offer in the listing. asserted
it → settle → listing
Anthropic is expected to begin pitching its public offering to investors as soon as next week, and its market debut appears to still be on track for the week before Thanksgiving. asserted
debut → expect → Thanksgiving
While SpaceX bucked normal IPO procedure by setting a single IPO price when it began its roadshow, Anthropic will likely follow the more traditional playbook by offering investors a price range, per the report. asserted
Anthropic → buck → report
Other companies that are mulling potential IPOs are watching Anthropic’s public listing closely – with analysts predicting that a smooth Anthropic listing could spur a flood of additional IPOs early next year. uncertain
listing → mull → IPOs
Despite the AI jitters, Anthropic is growing quickly, its latest financial disclosures show. asserted
disclosures → grow → jitters
Revenue hit $17 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30, up from $11.6 billion in the previous quarter, according to the Monday filing. uncertain
Revenue → hit → filing
However, the growth was offset in part by $600 million in price cuts for new model versions and contractual discounts. asserted
growth → offset → versions
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