CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-three analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $126.6875.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $149.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $126.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays increased their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $90.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $56.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of CoreWeave from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th.

More CoreWeave News

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target and reiterated an Overweight stance, signaling institutional support and implied upside versus recent levels. Wells Fargo Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for CoreWeave
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and notes about increased client diversification sparked momentum buying; coverage frames CoreWeave as a beneficiary of growing AI infrastructure demand. CoreWeave Stock Rallies 8% Following Analyst Upgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Product update: CoreWeave expanded SUNK capabilities to speed AI cluster setup across multi‑cloud and on‑prem environments — a practical top‑line growth driver if adoption accelerates. CoreWeave SUNK Expands Capabilities
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings preview: Zacks warns Q1 EPS is expected to decline and CoreWeave lacks the usual setup for an earnings beat, increasing near‑term volatility risk around the May 7 report. Earnings Preview: Q1 Expected to Decline
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail/flows noise: stories about high‑profile funds (e.g., ARK/Cathie Wood mentions) raise attention but are unconfirmed and may not translate into sustained buying. Coverage on Cathie Wood and AI Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: several insiders (Brian Venturo, Brannin McBee, CEO Michael Intrator, EVP Chen Goldberg) sold blocks under Rule 10b5‑1 plans the week of Apr 27, creating headline risk and short‑term selling pressure. Brian Venturo Sells 375,000 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Industry/customer risk: coverage notes ripples from OpenAI’s spending warning and suggests major customers’ cadence could pressure demand for GPU cloud capacity. CoreWeave Tries to Shrug Off Ripple Effect from OpenAI’s Warning
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution: some research (Zacks, others) highlights CoreWeave’s capital intensity and higher risk profile versus steadier cloud peers, which could cap multiple expansion if investors rotate to lower‑risk names. CoreWeave vs Snowflake Comparison

CoreWeave Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CRWV opened at $119.01 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $91.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.14. CoreWeave has a 1 year low of $45.80 and a 1 year high of $187.00. The company has a market capitalization of $52.72 billion, a PE ratio of -37.19 and a beta of 7.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.89) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 110.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that CoreWeave will post -4.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other CoreWeave news, insider Jeff Baker sold 6,760 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.87, for a total transaction of $729,201.20. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,587,603.23. This trade represents a 13.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.59, for a total transaction of $21,318,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,866,501 shares in the company, valued at approximately $518,720,341.59. The trade was a 3.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 18,127,773 shares of company stock valued at $1,893,951,837 in the last three months.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CoreWeave

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 48.8% during the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 40,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,215,000 after purchasing an additional 13,437 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 364.4% during the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,471,000 after purchasing an additional 14,895 shares in the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 123.4% during the first quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 32,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,531,000 after purchasing an additional 18,049 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in CoreWeave by 374.5% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 3,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Candriam S.C.A. purchased a new position in CoreWeave during the first quarter valued at $1,103,000.

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.