Brian Venturo Sells 281,250 Shares of CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 281,250 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.57, for a total transaction of $26,597,812.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

CoreWeave Stock Down 8.1%

Shares of CRWV opened at $89.25 on Friday. CoreWeave Inc. has a 12 month low of $33.51 and a 12 month high of $187.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $86.71 and its 200-day moving average is $100.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.49 billion and a PE ratio of -61.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66.

Key Headlines Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA kept CoreWeave in its Q4 2025 13F holdings, signaling continued confidence from a key AI‑infrastructure player; that institutional backing is a tailwind for CRWV. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/retail pieces highlight CoreWeave’s strong revenue growth and market positioning for AI compute, supporting longer‑term upside narratives even amid near‑term volatility. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in the feed show zero or negligible values (likely reporting artifacts), so there’s no clear short squeeze/covering dynamic apparent from the data.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes investors are cautious ahead of CoreWeave’s upcoming earnings, which can amplify moves in either direction depending on results and guidance. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or issued notices about securities‑fraud class actions alleging that CoreWeave misled the market about its ability to scale and meet guidance; a wave of filings and reminder notices increases legal risk and potential costs. Read More. and Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Report that Blue Owl Capital is struggling to secure debt financing for a $4B JV data‑center project spooked investors because that JV is material to CoreWeave’s capacity expansion and revenue outlook. Financing uncertainty raises execution and timing risk. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a senior insider disclosed large share sales in mid‑February (multiple filings), which can be interpreted as reduced insider exposure and contributes to downward pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Articles highlighting CoreWeave’s high leverage (reported ~ $29B debt) versus backlog raise solvency and cash‑flow concerns; heavy debt amplifies downside if growth or financing slows. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWV has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised CoreWeave from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $150.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday, January 12th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 price target for the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $120.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, CoreWeave currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 166.7% during the 3rd quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000.

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.