CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) EVP Chen Goldberg Sells 8,628 Shares of Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) EVP Chen Goldberg sold 8,628 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $792,740.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 72,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,704,851.12. This represents a 10.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

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

• On Monday, August 17th, Chen Goldberg sold 6,397 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.11, for a total value of $678,785.67.
• On Wednesday, August 5th, Chen Goldberg sold 19,208 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.29, for a total value of $1,772,706.32.
• On Tuesday, August 4th, Chen Goldberg sold 6,397 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were 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 stock was 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 shares were sold at an average price of $107.29, for a total transaction of $594,493.89.

CoreWeave Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of CRWV stock opened at $87.85 on Friday. The stock 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 52 week low of $60.55 and a 52 week high of $153.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.74.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($1.14) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.52) by $0.38. The firm 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 112.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.27) EPS. Analysts predict that CoreWeave Inc. will post -5.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Essential Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Burnham & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 272.8% in the fourth 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 period. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter.

More CoreWeave News

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

CRWV has been the subject of a number of research reports. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (down from $175.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday, May 18th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Thursday, August 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on CoreWeave from $121.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $176.00 target price on CoreWeave and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CoreWeave has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $141.57.

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.