CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Stock Price Down 18.5% After Earnings Miss

Shares of CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) were down 18.5% during trading on Friday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The company traded as low as $75.66 and last traded at $79.56. Approximately 67,500,459 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 142% from the average daily volume of 27,922,311 shares. The stock had previously closed at $97.63.

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

Key Headlines Impacting 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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRWV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on CoreWeave from $150.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on CoreWeave from $155.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded CoreWeave from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CoreWeave presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.34.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Brian M. Venturo sold 281,250 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.75, for a total transaction of $24,679,687.50. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 111,427 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.39, for a total transaction of $8,066,200.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 5,922,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $428,738,461.80. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,650,896 shares of company stock worth $397,218,577 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 34.7% during the 4th quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 462 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 50.2% during the third quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 362 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in shares of CoreWeave by 45.8% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in CoreWeave by 26.3% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 600 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter.

CoreWeave Stock Performance

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 firm has a market cap of $30.74 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $88.88 and a 200-day moving average of $99.95.

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.