CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Shares Down 8.1% Following Insider Selling

Shares of CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) dropped 8.1% during mid-day trading on Friday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $84.50 and last traded at $89.25. Approximately 46,014,981 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 69% from the average daily volume of 27,268,531 shares. The stock had previously closed at $97.14.

Specifically, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 281,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.57, for a total transaction of $26,597,812.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.73, for a total value of $2,293,250.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In related news, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 102,830 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.73, for a total value of $9,432,595.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 248,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,809,948.72. This trade represents a 29.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on CRWV shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $150.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Monday, January 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $120.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Loop Capital reduced their price target on CoreWeave from $165.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $174.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.45.

CoreWeave News Roundup

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.

CoreWeave Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.98. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $34.49 billion and a P/E ratio of -61.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CoreWeave

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in CoreWeave during the 4th quarter worth approximately $105,000. Compound Planning Inc. bought a new position in CoreWeave during the 4th quarter worth $6,236,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the fourth quarter worth $718,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 633.7% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 30,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,160,000 after buying an additional 26,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Feynman Point Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CoreWeave in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,475,000.

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.