CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Earns “Buy” Rating from HC Wainwright

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at HC Wainwright in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $180.00 price objective on the stock. HC Wainwright’s price target points to a potential upside of 143.97% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on CoreWeave in a report on Monday, January 12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of CoreWeave from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $100.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $155.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.34.

CoreWeave Stock Down 5.5%

CRWV opened at $73.78 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.51 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $88.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $99.15. CoreWeave has a twelve month low of $33.51 and a twelve month high of $187.00. 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.61) by ($0.28). The company had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter. CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 35.39% and a negative net margin of 22.75%.The business’s revenue was up 110.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jeff Baker sold 2,374 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.83, for a total value of $215,630.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 41,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,749,008.25. This represents a 5.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chen Goldberg sold 18,950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.84, for a total transaction of $1,721,418.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 58,689 shares in the company, valued at $5,331,308.76. The trade was a 24.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 4,336,165 shares of company stock worth $372,860,338 in the last ninety days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WMS Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of CoreWeave in the fourth quarter valued at about $213,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of CoreWeave by 35.8% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 139,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,990,000 after purchasing an additional 36,785 shares in the last quarter. Clearwave Capital LLC bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $386,000. Alpine Global Management LLC lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 34,895.7% in the 4th quarter. Alpine Global Management LLC now owns 8,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after purchasing an additional 8,026 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MidFirst Bank purchased a new position in CoreWeave in the 4th quarter worth approximately $117,000.

Key Stories Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sell‑side bullishness remains in parts of the market — HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating with a high $180 price target, and some coverage still emphasizes long‑term AI infrastructure demand. HC Wainwright Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and commentators still highlight CoreWeave’s long‑term growth prospects tied to AI/GPU cloud demand and its large contracted backlog, arguing the pullback could be a buying opportunity for longer‑term investors. Focus On Prospects
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions are mixed: some firms reiterated Overweight/Outperform ratings while others trimmed targets (e.g., Mizuho cut its target). This creates short‑term ambiguity about near‑term expectations. Mizuho Cuts Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in public feeds has been noisy/erroneous in recent reports (reported as zero), so short‑seller activity is unclear as a driver today. No clear evidence of a large short squeeze or coordinated short pressure at present.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or issued lead‑plaintiff notices alleging securities fraud tied to the March–Dec 2025 period; several firms are urging investors to join class actions (March 13 lead‑plaintiff deadlines). Legal exposure and potential remedies add execution and balance‑sheet risk. Pomerantz Class Action Filing
• Negative Sentiment: CoreWeave reported Q4 revenue of $1.57B but a $452M net loss (FY 2025 loss ~$1.17B), missed EPS expectations and announced an exceptionally large 2026 capex plan ($30–$35B). The combination of widening losses, heavy planned capex and softer guidance prompted downgrades, estimate cuts and negative press — key drivers of the stock decline. Capex and Loss Coverage Earnings Reaction Citi Lowers Estimates

About CoreWeave

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.