CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Trading Down 1.9% Following Insider Selling

Shares of CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) traded down 1.9% during trading on Monday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $75.60 and last traded at $78.05. 24,398,046 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 12% from the average session volume of 27,859,150 shares. The stock had previously closed at $79.56.

Specifically, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.95, for a total value of $4,997,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 32,456 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.95, for a total value of $3,243,977.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 5,731,412 shares in the company, valued at approximately $572,854,629.40. The trade was a 0.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In other CoreWeave news, insider Kristen J. Mcveety sold 2,671 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.92, for a total value of $261,544.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 120,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,758,135.68. This trade represents a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CRWV. Loop Capital cut their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $165.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price target (down from $192.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Compass Point assumed coverage on CoreWeave in a report on Thursday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of CoreWeave from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday, December 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.34.

Key Headlines 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

CoreWeave Trading Down 5.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The company has a market capitalization of $28.51 billion and a P/E ratio of -23.06. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $88.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.15.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.89) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.61) by ($0.28). CoreWeave had a negative net margin of 22.75% and a negative return on equity of 35.39%. The business had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 110.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CRWV. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of CoreWeave by 275.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,920,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,999,421,000 after purchasing an additional 20,487,478 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of CoreWeave by 446,194.0% in the third quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 17,851,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,013,000 after buying an additional 17,847,760 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in CoreWeave by 22,624.0% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,812,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,039,000 after purchasing an additional 3,796,077 shares in the last quarter. Altimeter Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in CoreWeave in the 4th quarter valued at $230,099,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in shares of CoreWeave by 300.0% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 4,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,440,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000,000 shares in the last quarter.

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.