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

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 281,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $23,906,250.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

CoreWeave Stock Performance

Shares of CRWV opened at $89.95 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $102.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.49. The company has a market capitalization of $34.76 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -62.03. CoreWeave Inc. has a 1 year low of $33.51 and a 1 year high of $187.00.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CRWV. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of CoreWeave by 275.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,920,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,999,421,000 after buying an additional 20,487,478 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 446,194.0% in the 3rd quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 17,851,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,443,013,000 after acquiring an additional 17,847,760 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in CoreWeave by 55,329.7% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,999,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $410,454,000 after purchasing an additional 2,993,889 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CoreWeave in the third quarter worth approximately $405,199,000. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC purchased a new position in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $273,700,000.

Key CoreWeave News

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave rolled out a major consumer-facing brand campaign, “Ready for Anything, Ready for AI,” increasing visibility during the Winter Olympics and reinforcing its positioning as a purpose-built AI cloud provider. This can help sentiment and customer awareness. CoreWeave Introduces a New Brand Vision
• Positive Sentiment: Product update: CoreWeave introduced “ARENA,” a lab for AI production‑readiness aimed at enterprise testing and deployment — a concrete product that supports revenue monetization and customer stickiness for production AI workloads. Introducing CoreWeave ARENA
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector context: Market commentary about bitcoin‑miner-to‑AI‑landlord pivots highlights infrastructure demand and validates the addressable market for providers like CoreWeave — background support for the stock but not a direct company announcement. The Great Pivot: Bitcoin Miners Are Becoming AI’s Landlords (CRWV)
• Neutral Sentiment: Administrative items: CoreWeave set its Q4 / FY2025 earnings date and conference call (investors should watch for guidance/metrics on capacity and revenue conversion). CoreWeave Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms filed or announced investigations/class actions alleging securities fraud and misrepresentations about CoreWeave’s ability to scale infrastructure and meet guidance — Hagens Berman specifically flagged alleged data‑center delays and concealed infrastructure risks. These actions create legal risk, potential distraction, and could pressure the stock if litigation progresses. Hagens Berman Investigating Claims Against CoreWeave
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling disclosed: Brannin McBee sold large blocks of shares in early February (SEC filings), which investors often view as a negative signal about insider conviction even if sales are for diversification or tax reasons. Insider Sales by Brannin McBee

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on CRWV. Evercore lowered their price target on CoreWeave from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $174.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Compass Point started coverage on CoreWeave in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CoreWeave has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.27.

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.