CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Shares Gap Up Following Strong Earnings

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)’s share price gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday following a stronger than expected earnings report. The stock had previously closed at $90.32, but opened at $108.70. CoreWeave shares last traded at $106.9190, with a volume of 29,752,110 shares trading hands.

The company reported ($1.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.52) by $0.38. CoreWeave had a negative net margin of 25.57% and a negative return on equity of 43.07%. The business had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.27) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 112.5% on a year-over-year basis.

CoreWeave News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly performance: CoreWeave reported second-quarter revenue of $2.58 billion, up 112.5% year over year and ahead of estimates. Its adjusted loss of approximately $1.03 per share also beat expectations, supporting the view that AI infrastructure demand is translating into rapidly growing sales. CoreWeave stock pops as revenue doubles
• Positive Sentiment: Backlog and customer demand surged: The company’s backlog reached roughly $104 billion, while business with customers including Anthropic and Meta highlighted continued demand for large-scale AI computing capacity. CoreWeave also cited stronger AI-compute pricing and raised its outlook. CoreWeave revenue high and backlog grows
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue guidance exceeded estimates: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion topped consensus near $3.4 billion. Analysts also raised targets, including Baird to $130, Cantor Fitzgerald to $176, and Rosenblatt Securities to $250; the firms maintained positive ratings. Baird raises CoreWeave price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market conditions: Technology shares and stock futures were higher ahead of the July CPI report, which could influence sentiment toward high-beta growth stocks such as CoreWeave.
• Negative Sentiment: Capital intensity limits profitability: Despite a 59% adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted operating margin was only about 5%. Depreciation and amortization reached $1.39 billion, while projected 2026 capital expenditures of $35 billion to $39 billion and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.68 create execution, cash-flow and financing risks. CoreWeave capital intensity analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: COO Sachin Jain sold 13,608 shares worth approximately $1.25 million to cover tax withholding tied to vested equity awards. The transaction appears routine, but it may add modest caution after the rally. CoreWeave insider transaction filing

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on CRWV shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Wednesday. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $120.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Twenty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $138.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 278,560 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.43, for a total value of $27,140,100.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,138,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $305,794,967.16. The trade was a 8.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 375,000 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.24, for a total value of $37,965,000.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 8,972,789 shares of company stock worth $889,538,607 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 24.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CoreWeave

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AI Squared Management Ltd bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the 2nd quarter worth $6,934,000. Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of CoreWeave in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,632,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in CoreWeave by 898.9% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 26,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,597,000 after buying an additional 23,479 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its position in CoreWeave by 1,248.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 59,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,904,000 after buying an additional 54,913 shares during the period. Finally, Burnham & Co LLC acquired a new stake in CoreWeave during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000.

CoreWeave Stock Up 21.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.68, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.31. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.27 and a beta of 7.44.

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.