Brian Venturo Sells 154,479 Shares of CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 154,479 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.11, for a total value of $12,066,354.69. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

CoreWeave Stock Up 4.0%

NASDAQ:CRWV opened at $80.14 on Friday. CoreWeave Inc. has a twelve month low of $33.51 and a twelve month high of $187.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.97 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $81.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.97.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.36) by $0.14. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 133.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($1.82) EPS.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWV. Chelsea Counsel Co. acquired a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the second quarter worth $33,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC increased its position in CoreWeave by 166.7% during the third quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora bought a new stake in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 target price (down from $192.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Mizuho set a $92.00 price objective on CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded CoreWeave to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $174.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, CoreWeave presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.39.

More CoreWeave News

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson upgraded CRWV to “Neutral” (from Underperform), citing OpenAI fundraising as a potential short‑term demand catalyst for GPU capacity — a near‑term positive for revenue visibility. DA Davidson upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed a revenue beat and much faster year‑over‑year top‑line growth (revenue +133.7% YoY and EPS ahead of estimates), supporting the growth narrative that attracts investors to GPU cloud providers. Earnings summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target from $150 to $125 but kept an Overweight rating — a mixed analyst view that reduces upside expectations while maintaining conviction in the thesis. Wells Fargo note
• Neutral Sentiment: Other brokers have shifted toward cautious/hold stances or initiated coverage at neutral/hold levels — sentiment is moving from aggressive growth euphoria toward more measured expectations. Analyst coverage shift
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling in early January: CEO Michael Intrator (~61,386 shares), Brian Venturo (~206,952 shares across Jan 6–7), and Brannin McBee (~166,670 shares) together sold ~435k shares (~$34M). Heavy insider sales can be interpreted by the market as a negative signal on near‑term conviction. SEC Form 4 filings
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Kessler Topaz, Pomerantz, Kaplan Fox, Schall) have opened securities‑class‑action investigations into CoreWeave, increasing litigation and disclosure risk which can pressure the stock and add potential future costs. Kessler Topaz alert
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental concerns: a Seeking Alpha piece highlights that CoreWeave’s strong backlog may be offset by high leverage and balance‑sheet risks — a reminder that fast growth carries financing and margin pressures. Seeking Alpha analysis

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.