CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Trading Down 9.5% on Insider Selling

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)’s stock price dropped 9.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $74.00 and last traded at $74.65. Approximately 23,010,288 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 20% from the average daily volume of 28,893,949 shares. The stock had previously closed at $82.46.

Specifically, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 28,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.44, for a total value of $2,577,540.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 102,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.43, for a total transaction of $9,298,916.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 248,664 shares in the company, valued at $22,486,685.52. The trade was a 29.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In other CoreWeave news, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 35,335 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.43, for a total value of $3,195,344.05. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CRWV. Truist Financial started coverage on CoreWeave in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. They set a “hold” rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Monday, January 26th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Friday, January 16th. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of CoreWeave from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $100.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.27.

Key Stories Impacting CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia confirmed a roughly US$2.0B backing of CoreWeave, reinforcing strategic customer/capital support for CoreWeave’s AI-infrastructure growth and giving investors a fundamental positive counterpoint to recent volatility. Nvidia Backs CoreWeave With US$2b
• Positive Sentiment: At least one bullish deep-dive (Seeking Alpha) argues the post‑earnings selloff over a minor guidance change created an attractive risk/reward given CoreWeave’s backlog, partnerships (including Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI) and unit economics — a narrative that can support longer‑term buying interest. CoreWeave: Deep P/S Discount Despite Nvidia’s Backing
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reporting for early February shows odd/zero figures and an effectively 0.0 days-to-cover metric — the dataset appears unreliable now and is unlikely to explain large price moves by itself. Market participants may treat these figures cautiously. Short Interest / market data note
• Negative Sentiment: A concentrated wave of class‑action notices from multiple plaintiff firms (filed or announced this morning and yesterday) alleges securities‑law violations tied to CoreWeave’s disclosures for the March–Dec 2025 period; firms are urging investors to file lead‑plaintiff motions before a March 13, 2026 deadline. The breadth and speed of filings increases headline risk, potential legal costs, and investor uncertainty. Class action notice (Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman)
• Negative Sentiment: Several plaintiff firms (Hagens Berman, BFA, Kessler Topaz, Levi & Korsinsky, etc.) have added allegations or investigative claims citing alleged data‑center delays and concealed infrastructure risks — these specific operational allegations raise the prospect of damages claims tied to CoreWeave’s growth/scale statements. Hagens Berman investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: filings show significant stock sales by insider Brannin McBee (large blocks sold at ~\$90.4), which the market often interprets as a negative signal on near‑term insider conviction even if sales are for diversification/liquidity. That selling likely added to downward pressure. SEC Form 4 (insider sales)

CoreWeave Stock Performance

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 stock has a market cap of $28.84 billion and a P/E ratio of -51.48. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $84.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.73.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.36) by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($1.82) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 133.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC grew its holdings in CoreWeave by 166.7% during the third quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora bought a new position in CoreWeave in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Aspect Partners LLC bought a new stake in CoreWeave during the third quarter valued at about $28,000.

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.