CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Trading Up 12.2% – Time to Buy?

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) was up 12.2% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $91.94 and last traded at $89.93. Approximately 42,962,534 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 61% from the average daily volume of 26,676,363 shares. The stock had previously closed at $80.14.

Key CoreWeave News

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO rebuttal restored confidence in CoreWeave’s AI-cloud thesis and rebutted reports about GPU usable-life concerns — coverage notes this drove the intraday rally and eased a key technical/operational worry. Stock Market Today, Jan. 12: CoreWeave Surges After CEO Rebuttal Restores Confidence in AI Cloud Model
• Positive Sentiment: Additional coverage echoed the CEO defense of GPU useful life, reinforcing the narrative that CoreWeave’s infrastructure remains fit for demanding AI workloads. CoreWeave stock surges after CEO rebuts GPU useful life concerns
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts/commentary are positioning CoreWeave as an AI “pick-and-shovel” infrastructure winner (more durable demand vs. LLM platform wars), supporting longer-term investor interest. Forget LLMs: Buy these 3 AI “Pick and Shovel” Plays Instead
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish write-ups (Seeking Alpha) argue the recent pullback is a buy-the-dip opportunity given CoreWeave’s growth trajectory and positioning in AI infra. CoreWeave: AI Infra Doubts Create An Amazing Buy-The-Dip Setup
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports note ~30% institutional ownership — a sign of big-investor interest that can both support the stock and create flow-driven moves on rebalancing. With 30% institutional ownership, CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) is a favorite amongst the big guns
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data published today looks anomalous/zero and should be treated cautiously — it doesn’t meaningfully explain the move. (Data note; no underlying story link.)
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sales were reported this week (including CEO stock sales totaling multi-million dollars), a negative signal for some traders and a potential source of near-term selling pressure. Insider Selling: CoreWeave CEO Sells $4,674,543.90 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: An investor litigation/investigation alert (Kessler Topaz) was filed encouraging investors with losses to contact the firm — this raises legal/overhang risk and can amplify volatility. CRWV Investigation Alert: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Encourages CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) Investors With Significant Losses to Contact the Firm

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWV has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 target price (down previously from $192.00) on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of CoreWeave from $91.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $174.00 target price on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $120.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of CoreWeave to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CoreWeave presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $123.81.

CoreWeave Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market cap of $34.75 billion and a P/E ratio of -62.02. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $81.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.70.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.36) by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 133.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($1.82) EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at CoreWeave

In other news, major shareholder Magnetar Financial Llc sold 1,004,073 shares of CoreWeave stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.51, for a total transaction of $144,094,516.23. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 2,246,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $322,436,402.37. This trade represents a 30.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 11,271,322 shares of company stock valued at $1,376,794,522 in the last three months.

Institutional Trading of CoreWeave

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CRWV. Paragon Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 88.5% in the fourth quarter. Paragon Advisors LLC now owns 29,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,115,000 after acquiring an additional 13,868 shares during the period. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. grew its holdings in CoreWeave by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. now owns 11,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $803,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Management Partners LLC increased its holdings in CoreWeave by 53.6% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Management Partners LLC now owns 31,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,260,000 after acquiring an additional 11,009 shares during the last quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. lifted its position in shares of CoreWeave by 150.6% in the fourth quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 7,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 4,517 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its position in shares of CoreWeave by 104.8% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 7,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $560,000 after acquiring an additional 4,005 shares during the last quarter.

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.