CoreWeave Inc. $CRWV Shares Sold by Rakuten Securities Inc.

Rakuten Securities Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) by 38.5% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 22,102 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,851 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in CoreWeave were worth $2,200,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 275.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,920,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,999,421,000 after acquiring an additional 20,487,478 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in shares of CoreWeave by 6,022.0% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 112,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,075,000 after acquiring an additional 110,926 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 8,455.6% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 611,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,775,000 after acquiring an additional 604,156 shares during the period. Broad Peak Investment Advisers Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of CoreWeave in the 4th quarter worth about $15,539,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in CoreWeave by 12.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 353,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,401,000 after purchasing an additional 39,599 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Sachin Jain sold 6,339 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $582,427.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 157,091 shares in the company, valued at $14,433,521.08. This trade represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 3,610 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 327,691 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,108,249.08. The trade was a 1.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,541,014 shares of company stock worth $942,884,194. Company insiders own 24.20% of the company’s stock.

CoreWeave Stock Performance

CRWV stock opened at $87.85 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -24.07 and a beta of 7.44. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.74. CoreWeave Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.55 and a fifty-two week high of $153.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($1.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.52) by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter. CoreWeave had a negative net margin of 25.41% and a negative return on equity of 47.95%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 112.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.27) EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that CoreWeave Inc. will post -5.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CRWV shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on CoreWeave from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (down from $175.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised CoreWeave from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.57.

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.