CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Stock Price Down 6.4% – Time to Sell?

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)’s stock price dropped 6.4% on Friday . The stock traded as low as $92.50 and last traded at $93.19. Approximately 24,244,321 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average daily volume of 29,932,576 shares. The stock had previously closed at $99.53.

Trending Headlines about CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market/analyst momentum: several recent pieces highlight CoreWeave as an AI‑infrastructure leader and a buy candidate amid renewed investor rotation into AI/cloud names — a tailwind for long‑term demand expectations. 5 Stocks to Buy in February: Last Year’s Winners Aren’t Done Yet
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/coverage: a January upgrade/coverage note lifted sentiment and helped earlier upside as analysts emphasize CoreWeave’s positioning in the AI datacenter market. CoreWeave Stock Price Up 10.7% After Analyst Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry comparison: pieces comparing CoreWeave to larger rivals (e.g., Alphabet/NVIDIA plays) note both upside and execution risks — useful context but mixed near‑term impact. CRVW vs. GOOGL: Which Stock Wins the AI Infrastructure Race?
• Neutral Sentiment: Backlog and balance‑sheet tradeoff: reporting on a large backlog (reported ~$56B) underscores strong demand but also highlights heavy borrowing and capex to scale — a dual signal for growth vs. financial risk. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That’s Quietly Building the Future of Cloud Computing
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: a large cluster of shareholder law firms (Kessler Topaz, Hagens Berman, Berger Montague, BFA Law, Robbins Geller, Pomerantz, Rosen, Bragar, Levi & Korsinsky, and others) have filed/announced securities‑fraud class actions or investor alerts alleging misstatements about scaling and revenue guidance; a broad litigation wave is the primary driver of today’s selling pressure. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Reminds CRWV Investors of March 13, 2026 Deadline
• Negative Sentiment: Reported stock plunge cited in litigation notices: multiple alerts reference a sizeable prior drop (~16% cited by some firms) and use that movement as the basis for claims — reinforcing short‑term uncertainty and potential settlement/defense costs. CRWV LOSS NOTICE: CoreWeave Inc. Plummets 16% Triggering Securities Fraud Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a disclosed series of insider sales (large block sales by Brannin McBee around $101.45) increases perceived selling pressure and can amplify negative sentiment while litigation unfolds. SEC Form 4 — Insider Sales

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on CRWV shares. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded 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 report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $174.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $91.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Eighteen 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 MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.27.

CoreWeave Price Performance

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.22. The firm has a market cap of $36.01 billion and a P/E ratio of -64.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.49.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at CoreWeave

In other news, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 102,835 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.61, for a total value of $8,083,859.35. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 185,181 shares in the company, valued at $14,557,078.41. This represents a 35.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 111,427 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.39, for a total value of $8,066,200.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 5,922,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $428,738,461.80. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 4,098,633 shares of company stock worth $341,433,907.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of CoreWeave by 275.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in CoreWeave by 446,194.0% during the 3rd quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 17,851,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,443,013,000 after purchasing an additional 17,847,760 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in CoreWeave by 55,329.7% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,999,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,454,000 after purchasing an additional 2,993,889 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the third quarter worth about $405,199,000. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the third quarter worth about $273,700,000.

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.