Cerebras Explodes Into A New Era Of Silicon Exuberance

On May 10, Reuters reported that Cerebras’ underwriters were raising the range to $150-$160 on surging demand. On May 13, Cerebras was priced at $185 per share, well above even the raised range, and upsized the deal from 28 million to 30 million Class A shares. Per the prospectus filed with the SEC on May 14, gross proceeds were $5.55 billion, net proceeds to Cerebras were $5.42 billion.

Then the stock opened.

CBRS opened on the Nasdaq on May 14, 2026, at $350, an 89.2% pop on the offer price. It traded as high as $386.34 intraday, a 108.8% gain. It closed at $311.07, up 68.1% from the $185 offer. Volume was 32.67 million shares, which means essentially the entire newly issued float changed hands on day one.

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