CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Insider Brian Venturo Sells 76,924 Shares of Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 76,924 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.70, for a total value of $10,515,510.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

CoreWeave Price Performance

CRWV stock opened at $114.15 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.46. CoreWeave Inc. has a 52-week low of $50.18 and a 52-week high of $187.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $94.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.34. The company has a market capitalization of $50.57 billion, a PE ratio of -36.70 and a beta of 7.84.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 47.88% and a negative net margin of 25.57%.The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 110.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that CoreWeave Inc. will post -4.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CRWV shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on CoreWeave from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays boosted their price target on CoreWeave from $90.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CoreWeave currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.09.

Key Stories Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave said bookings hit the strongest level in company history and backlog remains very large, reinforcing that demand for AI infrastructure is still extremely strong. CoreWeave Reports ‘Strongest’ Bookings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain constructive on the long-term AI growth story, with some saying the pullback may create an attractive entry point despite near-term volatility. Seeking Alpha rating upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also highlighted product momentum, including expanded SUNK capabilities and SUNK Anywhere, which could support customer adoption over time. CoreWeave expands SUNK capabilities
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan and Mizuho raised price targets but kept neutral ratings, suggesting Wall Street sees value but is still cautious on the stock’s near-term execution risk. Analyst target updates
• Negative Sentiment: CoreWeave reported a larger quarterly loss than expected as operating expenses climbed, fueling concerns that profitability remains distant even with rapid revenue growth. WSJ on widened Q1 loss
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue guidance came in below consensus, and the company also lifted its capital spending outlook, creating concern about slower conversion of demand into revenue and continued heavy investment. CoreWeave forecast miss and higher capex
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider and major shareholder selling, including sales by CEO Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, Chen Goldberg, and Magnetar Financial, is adding short-term pressure on sentiment. CEO Form 4 filing

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWV. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its stake in CoreWeave by 272.8% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Aspect Partners LLC bought a new position in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its stake in CoreWeave by 45.8% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in CoreWeave during the 4th quarter worth $28,000.

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.