CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) CEO Sells 13,129 Shares

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) CEO Michael Intrator sold 13,129 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $1,206,292.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,687,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $155,013,412.52. This represents a 0.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

CoreWeave Stock Down 2.1%

CRWV traded down $1.91 during trading on Friday, hitting $87.85. 22,074,299 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,432,112. CoreWeave Inc. has a 12-month low of $60.55 and a 12-month high of $153.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.99 and a 200 day moving average of $94.74.

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

Trending Headlines about 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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on CRWV shares. Barclays upped their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in CoreWeave by 272.8% during 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 in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in CoreWeave by 45.8% during the fourth 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. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Essential Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Peterson Wealth Services grew its stake in shares of CoreWeave by 153.1% in the 1st quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period.

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.