CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Trading Down 1.6% After Insider Selling

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)’s share price dropped 1.6% during trading on Wednesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $114.90 and last traded at $115.21. 25,761,816 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 9% from the average session volume of 28,251,025 shares. The stock had previously closed at $117.03.

Specifically, EVP Chen Goldberg sold 5,541 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.29, for a total transaction of $594,493.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 59,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,369,592.72. The trade was a 8.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 53,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.30, for a total transaction of $5,740,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 402,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,226,019.60. This represents a 11.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In other CoreWeave news, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 144,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.30, for a total value of $15,451,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 258,852 shares in the company, valued at $27,774,819.60. This represents a 35.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $192.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on CoreWeave from $120.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on CoreWeave from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $131.52.

Trending Headlines about CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave is set to join the Nasdaq-100, which can drive index-related buying and has helped fuel strong recent momentum in CRWV. CoreWeave (CRWV) to Join Nasdaq-100, Soars 9.67%
• Positive Sentiment: The company reported record MLPerf training results, reinforcing its standing as a leading AI infrastructure provider and supporting the growth narrative. CoreWeave (CRWV) Posts Record MLPerf Training Results On Customer Ready Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage around a roughly $32 billion increase in CoreWeave’s AI backlog is feeding expectations for strong demand and future revenue visibility. CoreWeave Just Added $32 Billion to Its AI Backlog Ahead of Joining the Nasdaq-100. Is CRWV a Buy at $117?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple executives, including CFO Nitin Agrawal and CEO Michael Intrator, sold shares, but the transactions were disclosed as part of pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plans, making them less alarming than discretionary selling. SEC filing for Nitin Agrawal sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight CoreWeave’s aggressive 2026 capex plans, which underscore strong demand but also raise questions about financing, leverage, and execution risk. CoreWeave Guides $31-$35B Capex for 2026: Fuel or Financial Strain?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader skepticism about the AI capex boom and comparisons to the dot-com era could weigh on sentiment for AI infrastructure names like CRWV if risk appetite fades. Legendary Short Seller Jim Chanos Issues Dire Prediction

CoreWeave Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $52.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -37.93 and a beta of 7.14. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $110.37 and its 200-day moving average is $93.70. 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 (NASDAQ:CRWV) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($1.40) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.17) by ($0.23). CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 43.07% and a negative net margin of 25.57%.The business had revenue of $2.08 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.60) earnings per share. CoreWeave’s revenue was up 111.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that CoreWeave Inc. will post -4.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in CoreWeave by 446,194.0% during 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 purchasing an additional 17,847,760 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in shares of CoreWeave by 22,624.0% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,812,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,039,000 after purchasing an additional 3,796,077 shares during the period. Altimeter Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of CoreWeave in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $230,099,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its position in shares of CoreWeave by 300.0% in 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 during the period.

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.