CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Insider Brian Venturo Sells 1,125,000 Shares of Stock

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) insider Brian Venturo sold 1,125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.93, for a total transaction of $130,421,250.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

CoreWeave Stock Performance

Shares of CRWV opened at $122.54 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $89.89 and its 200-day moving average is $93.88. CoreWeave Inc. has a 12 month low of $38.80 and a 12 month high of $187.00. The firm has a market cap of $51.35 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -38.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.46.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.89) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.61) by ($0.28). CoreWeave had a negative return on equity of 33.82% and a negative net margin of 22.75%.The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 110.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that CoreWeave Inc. will post -4.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRWV has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $56.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $135.00 to $126.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $125.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of CoreWeave in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $150.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.16.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CRWV. Renaissance Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 49.9% during the 3rd quarter. Renaissance Capital LLC now owns 47,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,454,000 after acquiring an additional 15,697 shares during the period. Munro Partners lifted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 5,272.4% during the 3rd quarter. Munro Partners now owns 616,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,366,000 after acquiring an additional 605,010 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth about $4,241,000. HWG Holdings LP bought a new position in shares of CoreWeave during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,863,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 67.2% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 66,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,794,000 after acquiring an additional 26,907 shares during the period.

Trending Headlines about CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong top-line growth supports bullish thesis: CoreWeave reported calendar-quarter revenue that grew roughly 110% year-over-year, underpinning investor enthusiasm for its GPU/AI-cloud demand and helping momentum in the stock. (Background)
• Neutral Sentiment: Company is planning large debt and capital raises — market is treating the funding as growth-capital for expansion even though it increases leverage; that ambiguity can drive volatility and explain why shares are up despite added debt. CoreWeave Is Issuing Billions in Debt but Shares Are Up 64%. What’s Going on With CRWV Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple large insider and major-holder sales were disclosed this week — Magnetar Financial reported a >50% cut in its position after selling ~323k and ~320k shares on Apr 20–21 (SEC filing). Large executive sales under Rule 10b5‑1 (including Brian M. Venturo selling 1,125,000 shares and other filings for Brannin McBee) increase supply and are typically viewed negatively even if pre‑arranged. Magnetar SEC filing McBee Form 4 Venturo Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/market caution ahead of upcoming earnings — some analysts (e.g., Seeking Alpha preview) flag risks around margins, cash burn and execution, which can limit upside and increase short‑term selling pressure ahead of results. CoreWeave: I’m Turning Cautious Ahead Of Earnings (Preview)

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.