CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst Says

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) had its price objective lifted by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $90.00 to $105.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price would indicate a potential downside of 7.48% from the stock’s current price.

CRWV has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $90.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Friday, January 16th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Friday, February 27th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.09.

CoreWeave Stock Down 11.9%

NASDAQ CRWV traded down $15.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $113.49. 38,318,046 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 28,043,445. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.34. CoreWeave has a 1-year low of $50.18 and a 1-year high of $187.00. The company has a market cap of $50.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.55 and a beta of 7.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.46.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last released its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 33.82% and a negative net margin of 22.75%.CoreWeave’s quarterly revenue was up 110.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that CoreWeave will post -4.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CoreWeave news, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 1,125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $23,071,541.22. The trade was a 79.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, major shareholder Magnetar Financial Llc sold 1,404,667 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 282,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,428,031. This represents a 83.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 21,476,537 shares of company stock valued at $2,337,940,601.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CRWV. AE Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,241,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $1,999,421,000 after purchasing an additional 20,487,478 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in shares of CoreWeave by 6,022.0% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 112,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,075,000 after buying an additional 110,926 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in CoreWeave by 67.2% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 66,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,794,000 after buying an additional 26,907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hidden Lake Asset Management LP acquired a new position in CoreWeave in the third quarter valued at $14,814,000.

Key CoreWeave News

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record demand and financing support long‑term growth — CoreWeave posted very large bookings/backlog and secured a $3.1B GPU‑backed loan that underpins capacity expansion and revenue visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum — rollout of SUNK Anywhere/SUNK self‑service aims to simplify large‑scale AI training across multi‑cloud and on‑prem, which could boost customer retention and monetization over time. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Top‑line beat but mixed signal — Q1 revenue (~$2.08B) topped estimates, confirming demand, yet the stock reaction now hinges on whether margins and guidance improve in coming quarters. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Wider loss and margin pressure — CoreWeave reported a materially larger Q1 loss as operating expenses rose, increasing near‑term profitability concerns. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Softer forward guidance and higher capex — Q2 revenue guide came in below consensus and FY revenue guidance was cautious vs. some street estimates; management also lifted the floor of FY26 capex, signaling heavier near‑term cash needs. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider and institutional selling — large, disclosed sales by Magnetar and multiple insiders (including CEO/EVP filings) increased share supply into the earnings window and likely amplified downward pressure. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst debate and downgrades — some outlets and analysts flagged that rapid growth can produce short‑term revenue volatility; a few sell/neutral notes and critical commentaries reduced investor appetite after the print. Read More.

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.