CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Earns Neutral Rating from Macquarie

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Macquarie in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $115.00 target price on the stock. Macquarie’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 8.47% from the company’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on CRWV. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday, January 12th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 price target on the stock. Evercore ISI cut their target price on CoreWeave from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Melius Research set a $140.00 price target on CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. DA Davidson raised CoreWeave from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $68.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Monday. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.27.

CoreWeave Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWV opened at $106.02 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $82.28 and its 200 day moving average is $104.25. CoreWeave has a 12-month low of $33.51 and a 12-month high of $187.00. The stock has a market cap of $40.97 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -73.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.36) by $0.14. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 133.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($1.82) earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CoreWeave news, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 281,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.77, for a total value of $25,810,312.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 32,455 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.39, for a total value of $2,901,152.45. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 5,828,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $521,034,554.81. The trade was a 0.55% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 4,621,288 shares of company stock valued at $412,332,058 over the last ninety days.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $39,824,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the 2nd quarter valued at $90,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the second quarter worth $757,000. Melfa Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the second quarter worth $497,000. Finally, Renaissance Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of CoreWeave in the second quarter worth $5,131,000.

Key Stories Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA strategic backing — Nvidia committed $2 billion to accelerate CoreWeave’s AI data‑center buildout, a headline catalyst that validates demand for CoreWeave’s GPU infrastructure and fueled the recent multi‑day rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and higher price target — Deutsche Bank upgraded CRWV to Buy and raised its price target to $140, citing the Nvidia deal and 2026 setup; that upgrade supported further upside for the stock. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst posture — several firms (Macquarie, Needham, others) reiterated Neutral/ Hold ratings or left guidance unchanged even after the Nvidia news, underscoring divergent views on whether the investment reduces execution risk or simply delays funding stress. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: “De‑risking” analysis — research pieces argue Nvidia’s investment improves CoreWeave’s probability of delivering planned capacity (better execution odds) but note the company still faces large capex and operational execution milestones. This is material but not a guaranteed upside. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions and law‑firm notices — several firms have filed suits or issued notices alleging disclosure issues tied to deployment delays and guidance, increasing legal and reputational risk and likely weighing on the stock near term. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling — director/executive Brannin McBee disclosed multiple sales on Jan. 26 totaling roughly 166,665 shares at ~\$101.45 apiece (aggregate ≈ mid‑teens of millions USD) and a sizable reduction in his holding; this intensified selling pressure and investor concern about insider conviction. Read More.

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.