Insider Selling: CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) EVP Sells $678,785.67 in Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) EVP Chen Goldberg sold 6,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.11, for a total transaction of $678,785.67. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,869 shares in the company, valued at $6,883,249.59. This trade represents a 8.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Chen Goldberg also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 20th, Chen Goldberg sold 8,628 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $792,740.64.
• On Wednesday, August 5th, Chen Goldberg sold 19,208 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.29, for a total transaction of $1,772,706.32.
• On Tuesday, August 4th, Chen Goldberg sold 6,397 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $575,730.00.
• On Tuesday, June 30th, Chen Goldberg sold 4 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.69, for a total transaction of $382.76.
• On Monday, June 15th, Chen Goldberg sold 5,541 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.29, for a total transaction of $594,493.89.

CoreWeave Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ CRWV opened at $87.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The company has a market cap of $40.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -24.07 and a beta of 7.44. CoreWeave Inc. has a 1 year low of $60.55 and a 1 year high of $153.20. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.74.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($1.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.52) by $0.38. The business had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter. CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 47.95% and a negative net margin of 25.41%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 112.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.27) EPS. Research analysts anticipate that CoreWeave Inc. will post -5.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave announced a multiyear agreement with Hudson River Trading (HRT) to provide AI infrastructure for trading research and model development. The deal reportedly could be worth billions and will use NVIDIA’s next-generation Vera Rubin NVL72 platform and Spectrum-X networking, expanding CoreWeave’s exposure to financial-services customers and supporting demand visibility. Hudson River Trading agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to point to CoreWeave’s powerful growth: recent quarterly revenue rose 112.5% year over year to $2.58 billion, while its backlog reached more than $104 billion. A bullish research view cited improving margins, operating leverage and strong AI demand, although it acknowledged capital-intensity risks. CoreWeave growth and valuation analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Short seller Martin Shkreli reportedly covered his CoreWeave position after holding it for roughly a week. The move removes one source of short-selling pressure but is not necessarily a bullish signal, particularly as the stock continued to face broader volatility. Martin Shkreli covers CoreWeave short
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Michael Intrator sold 307,692 shares for approximately $29.5 million at an average price of $95.72. The sales were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and he still owns a significant stake, but the size of the transaction weighed on sentiment and raised concerns about insider selling. CoreWeave CEO share sale
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that CoreWeave’s highly leveraged business model could struggle if AI infrastructure spending slows, capacity becomes excessive or interest rates remain elevated. With a debt-to-equity ratio above 5 and negative earnings, investors remain sensitive to funding costs, dilution risk and the company’s path to profitability. CoreWeave leverage and market risks
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities’ estimates show continued losses through 2027, including projected fiscal 2026 EPS of negative $5.50 and fiscal 2027 EPS of negative $3.18, although the firm expects a return to quarterly profitability in the fourth quarter of 2027. CoreWeave analyst estimates

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on CRWV shares. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Monday, July 6th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $192.00 price target on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (down from $175.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CRWV. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CoreWeave by 275.6% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in CoreWeave by 6,022.0% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 112,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,075,000 after buying an additional 110,926 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in CoreWeave by 8,455.6% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 611,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,775,000 after buying an additional 604,156 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in CoreWeave by 67.2% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Broad Peak Investment Advisers Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in CoreWeave during the fourth quarter worth $15,539,000.

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.