CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV – Get Free Report) insider Brannin Mcbee sold 3,610 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $331,686.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 327,691 shares in the company, valued at $30,108,249.08. This represents a 1.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.
Brannin Mcbee also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, August 17th, Brannin Mcbee sold 50,000 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.08, for a total transaction of $5,304,000.00.
- On Monday, August 17th, Brannin Mcbee sold 144,000 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.08, for a total transaction of $15,275,520.00.
- On Monday, August 17th, Brannin Mcbee sold 55,500 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.08, for a total transaction of $5,887,440.00.
- On Monday, August 17th, Brannin Mcbee sold 500 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.10, for a total transaction of $53,050.00.
- On Monday, August 10th, Brannin Mcbee sold 144,000 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.73, for a total transaction of $12,921,120.00.
- On Monday, August 10th, Brannin Mcbee sold 53,000 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.73, for a total value of $4,755,690.00.
- On Monday, August 3rd, Brannin Mcbee sold 17,684 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.09, for a total value of $1,433,995.56.
- On Monday, August 3rd, Brannin Mcbee sold 144,000 shares of CoreWeave stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.37, for a total value of $11,861,280.00.
- On Monday, August 3rd, Brannin Mcbee sold 33,216 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.94, for a total value of $2,754,935.04.
- On Monday, August 3rd, Brannin Mcbee sold 44,564 shares of CoreWeave stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.15, for a total value of $3,660,932.60.
CoreWeave Price Performance
Shares of CRWV opened at $87.85 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.07 and a beta of 7.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46. CoreWeave Inc. has a one year low of $60.55 and a one year high of $153.20. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $89.99 and its 200-day moving average is $94.74.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have issued reports on CRWV shares. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on CoreWeave from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup increased their price target on CoreWeave from $142.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Roth Capital set a $145.00 price target on CoreWeave in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on CoreWeave from $67.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, CoreWeave has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.57.
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CoreWeave News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:
- Positive Sentiment: CoreWeave announced a multiyear agreement with Hudson River Trading (HRT) to provide AI infrastructure for trading research and model development. The deal reportedly could be worth billions and will use NVIDIA’s next-generation Vera Rubin NVL72 platform and Spectrum-X networking, expanding CoreWeave’s exposure to financial-services customers and supporting demand visibility. Hudson River Trading agreement
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to point to CoreWeave’s powerful growth: recent quarterly revenue rose 112.5% year over year to $2.58 billion, while its backlog reached more than $104 billion. A bullish research view cited improving margins, operating leverage and strong AI demand, although it acknowledged capital-intensity risks. CoreWeave growth and valuation analysis
- Neutral Sentiment: Short seller Martin Shkreli reportedly covered his CoreWeave position after holding it for roughly a week. The move removes one source of short-selling pressure but is not necessarily a bullish signal, particularly as the stock continued to face broader volatility. Martin Shkreli covers CoreWeave short
- Negative Sentiment: CEO Michael Intrator sold 307,692 shares for approximately $29.5 million at an average price of $95.72. The sales were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and he still owns a significant stake, but the size of the transaction weighed on sentiment and raised concerns about insider selling. CoreWeave CEO share sale
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that CoreWeave’s highly leveraged business model could struggle if AI infrastructure spending slows, capacity becomes excessive or interest rates remain elevated. With a debt-to-equity ratio above 5 and negative earnings, investors remain sensitive to funding costs, dilution risk and the company’s path to profitability. CoreWeave leverage and market risks
- Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities’ estimates show continued losses through 2027, including projected fiscal 2026 EPS of negative $5.50 and fiscal 2027 EPS of negative $3.18, although the firm expects a return to quarterly profitability in the fourth quarter of 2027. CoreWeave analyst estimates
Hedge Funds Weigh In On CoreWeave
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 272.8% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in shares of CoreWeave by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Essential Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Peterson Wealth Services raised its position in CoreWeave by 153.1% during the first quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period.
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.
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