CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Insider Sells $542,000.12 in Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 5,899 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $542,000.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 241,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,177,167.48. This represents a 2.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

CoreWeave Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CRWV opened at $87.85 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $40.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.07 and a beta of 7.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53. CoreWeave Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.55 and a 52-week high of $153.20. The business’s 50 day moving average is $89.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.79.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($1.14) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.52) by $0.38. CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 47.95% and a negative net margin of 25.41%.The business had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.27) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 112.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that CoreWeave Inc. will post -5.17 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CRWV shares. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $153.00 target price (up from $151.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Friday, August 7th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.57.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWV. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in CoreWeave by 272.8% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 45.8% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Greenline Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CoreWeave in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Essential Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Peterson Wealth Services lifted its position in shares of CoreWeave by 153.1% during the 1st quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 405 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave announced a multiyear agreement with Hudson River Trading (HRT) to provide AI infrastructure for trading research and model development. The deal reportedly could be worth billions and will use NVIDIA’s next-generation Vera Rubin NVL72 platform and Spectrum-X networking, expanding CoreWeave’s exposure to financial-services customers and supporting demand visibility. Hudson River Trading agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to point to CoreWeave’s powerful growth: recent quarterly revenue rose 112.5% year over year to $2.58 billion, while its backlog reached more than $104 billion. A bullish research view cited improving margins, operating leverage and strong AI demand, although it acknowledged capital-intensity risks. CoreWeave growth and valuation analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Short seller Martin Shkreli reportedly covered his CoreWeave position after holding it for roughly a week. The move removes one source of short-selling pressure but is not necessarily a bullish signal, particularly as the stock continued to face broader volatility. Martin Shkreli covers CoreWeave short
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Michael Intrator sold 307,692 shares for approximately $29.5 million at an average price of $95.72. The sales were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and he still owns a significant stake, but the size of the transaction weighed on sentiment and raised concerns about insider selling. CoreWeave CEO share sale
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that CoreWeave’s highly leveraged business model could struggle if AI infrastructure spending slows, capacity becomes excessive or interest rates remain elevated. With a debt-to-equity ratio above 5 and negative earnings, investors remain sensitive to funding costs, dilution risk and the company’s path to profitability. CoreWeave leverage and market risks
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities’ estimates show continued losses through 2027, including projected fiscal 2026 EPS of negative $5.50 and fiscal 2027 EPS of negative $3.18, although the firm expects a return to quarterly profitability in the fourth quarter of 2027. CoreWeave analyst estimates

CoreWeave Company Profile

CoreWeave is a U.S.-based provider of GPU-accelerated cloud infrastructure designed to support compute-intensive workloads such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, visual effects rendering and other high-performance computing applications. The company supplies access to large fleets of modern GPUs and complementary infrastructure that enable customers to train and deploy large models, run inference at scale, and process graphics-heavy workloads with low latency and high throughput.

CoreWeave’s product offering includes on-demand and dedicated GPU instances, bare-metal servers, private clusters and managed services tailored for enterprise and developer use.