Citizens Jmp Reiterates “Market Outperform” Rating for CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV)

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV)‘s stock had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citizens Jmp in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Citizens Jmp’s target price suggests a potential upside of 126.24% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Macquarie Infrastructure restated a “neutral” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Barclays cut their price target on CoreWeave from $120.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Evercore cut their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $155.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.34.

CoreWeave Trading Down 18.5%

CoreWeave stock opened at $79.56 on Friday. CoreWeave has a 1 year low of $33.51 and a 1 year high of $187.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $88.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market cap of $30.74 billion and a P/E ratio of -24.86.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.89) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.61) by ($0.28). The company 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%. CoreWeave’s revenue was up 110.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Transactions at CoreWeave

In related news, EVP Chen Goldberg sold 18,950 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.84, for a total transaction of $1,721,418.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 58,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,331,308.76. The trade was a 24.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 32,456 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.95, for a total transaction of $3,243,977.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 5,731,412 shares in the company, valued at $572,854,629.40. The trade was a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,650,896 shares of company stock worth $397,218,577.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in CoreWeave by 272.8% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the period. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000.

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

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.