CoreWeave Inc. $CRWV Shares Purchased by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its stake in shares of CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) by 144.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,115 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,165 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in CoreWeave were worth $868,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CRWV. AE Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,241,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in CoreWeave by 275.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,920,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,999,421,000 after acquiring an additional 20,487,478 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in CoreWeave by 6,022.0% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 112,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,075,000 after acquiring an additional 110,926 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in CoreWeave by 67.2% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 66,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,794,000 after acquiring an additional 26,907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hidden Lake Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $14,814,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CRWV. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on CoreWeave from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays increased their target price on CoreWeave from $106.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on CoreWeave from $156.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.63.

Key Headlines Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave announced that CFO Nitin Agrawal will present at the Jefferies Software, Internet, and AI Conference on May 27, which keeps the company visible to investors and may reinforce the bullish AI growth narrative. CoreWeave to Participate in the Jefferies Software, Internet, and AI Conference
• Positive Sentiment: New coverage highlighted CoreWeave’s partnership with Pulumi, which ties its GPU cloud more tightly into AI developer workflows and could make the platform stickier for enterprise customers. CoreWeave Pulumi Deal Ties GPU Cloud To AI Developer Workflows
• Positive Sentiment: Several bullish articles continue to frame CoreWeave as a major beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending, citing strong revenue growth, a large backlog, and a new expanded AI infrastructure agreement with Meta. CoreWeave Scores Big With Meta — We See 66% Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary comparing CoreWeave with Oracle and other AI infrastructure names may keep the stock in focus, but it does not add a clear new catalyst by itself. CoreWeave vs. Oracle: Which AI Infrastructure Stock is the Better Pick?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling remains a headwind, with CEO Michael Intrator and insider Brian Venturo both selling shares this week, which can weigh on investor confidence despite the trades being under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans. CoreWeave insider trading filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst and media commentary has also been cautious, pointing to CoreWeave’s leverage, losses, and valuation risk, which helps explain why the stock has faced selling pressure despite strong AI demand. As AI infrastructure heats up, stay on the sidelines with CoreWeave stock

Insider Activity at CoreWeave

In other news, major shareholder Magnetar Financial Llc sold 1,404,667 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.30, for a total transaction of $166,172,106.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 282,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,428,031. This represents a 83.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 1,125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.86, for a total transaction of $90,967,500.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 285,327 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,071,541.22. This trade represents a 79.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,217,073 shares of company stock valued at $2,824,592,756.

CoreWeave Trading Down 1.9%

NASDAQ:CRWV opened at $105.49 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $100.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.68, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.31. CoreWeave Inc. has a 12 month low of $63.80 and a 12 month high of $187.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.21 billion, a PE ratio of -33.92 and a beta of 7.84.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.61) by ($0.28). The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 43.07% and a negative net margin of 25.57%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 110.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that CoreWeave Inc. will post -4.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CoreWeave 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.