CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Shares Gap Down After Earnings Miss

Shares of CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) gapped down prior to trading on Friday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The stock had previously closed at $97.63, but opened at $84.22. CoreWeave shares last traded at $80.72, with a volume of 25,671,041 shares traded.

The company reported ($0.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.61) by ($0.28). CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 35.39% and a negative net margin of 22.75%.The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. The firm’s revenue was up 110.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Trending Headlines about CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Very strong demand/backlog and revenue growth: Q4 revenue was $1.57B (+~110% YoY) and fiscal 2025 revenue topped ~$5.1B; backlog expanded to roughly $66.8B and management guided FY‑2026 revenue to ~$12–13B, underscoring continued AI-driven demand. CoreWeave: From Growth Story To Capital Story
• Positive Sentiment: Beat on revenue and product progress: CoreWeave topped revenue estimates and launched services (e.g., object storage) while highlighting capacity ramps that should convert backlog into revenue over time. CoreWeave Reports Strong Q4 and FY2025 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst action — some firms raised targets or reaffirmed overweight/Buy ratings while others trimmed targets or moved to Neutral/Hold; overall street targets remain elevated but commentary is cautious on debt and spending. Reuters: CapEx doubles, market reaction
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor events scheduled — management will present at Morgan Stanley and Cantor investor conferences (early March), offering opportunities for further color on capex plans and timelines. Investor conference notice
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings miss on EPS and wider GAAP loss: Q4 EPS of ($0.89) missed consensus and GAAP loss widened; interest expense jumped materially, pressuring near-term profitability despite strong adjusted EBITDA. MarketBeat: Q4 results
• Negative Sentiment: Big increase in capital spending and debt — management signaled a large CapEx program (management cited $30–$35B CapEx) and financing moves (loan syndication/equity support reported). The planned doubling of capex stoked margin concerns and heightened execution risk. Reuters: CapEx doubles, margin concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities-class-action filings and broad law-firm notices alleging disclosure failures about data-center/infrastructure risks — legal risk and headline pressure add to near-term volatility. Hagens Berman class action notice
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and management defense: Shares fell sharply on the combination of EPS miss, heavy capex guidance and debt; CEO publicly defended the accelerated buildout but investor skepticism over capital intensity and execution remains high. CNBC: CEO defends spending

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on CRWV shares. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $168.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $131.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Friday. Macquarie Infrastructure restated a “neutral” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised CoreWeave from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $100.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.34.

Insider Buying and Selling at CoreWeave

In related news, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 281,250 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.75, for a total value of $24,679,687.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 111,427 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.39, for a total value of $8,066,200.53. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 5,922,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $428,738,461.80. The trade was a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 4,650,896 shares of company stock valued at $397,218,577 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CRWV. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position 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 in the last quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC lifted its stake in CoreWeave by 166.7% in 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 last quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora acquired a new position in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in shares of CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000.

CoreWeave Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $30.74 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $88.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66.

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.