CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Insider Brian Venturo Sells 281,250 Shares

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 281,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.57, for a total value of $26,597,812.50. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

CoreWeave Trading Down 8.1%

CoreWeave stock opened at $89.25 on Friday. CoreWeave Inc. has a 52-week low of $33.51 and a 52-week high of $187.00. The company has a market cap of $34.49 billion and a P/E ratio of -61.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.98.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Loop Capital dropped their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $165.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. DA Davidson upgraded CoreWeave from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $68.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $120.00 price target on CoreWeave in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 price objective (down from $192.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Seventeen equities 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CoreWeave has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.45.

Key Stories Impacting CoreWeave

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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CRWV. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of CoreWeave in the fourth quarter worth about $105,000. Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new position in CoreWeave in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,236,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in CoreWeave in the 4th quarter worth approximately $718,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in CoreWeave by 633.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 30,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,160,000 after purchasing an additional 26,050 shares during the period. Finally, Feynman Point Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in CoreWeave during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,475,000.

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.