CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) Trading Down 1.2% – Here’s Why

CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) was down 1.2% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $87.25 and last traded at $94.05. Approximately 29,356,287 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 4% from the average daily volume of 28,300,037 shares. The stock had previously closed at $95.22.

Trending Headlines about CoreWeave

Here are the key news stories impacting CoreWeave this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large backlog signals strong demand: Zacks reports CoreWeave’s revenue backlog surged to about $55.6B by Q3 2025, suggesting sizable contracted future revenue that supports long‑term growth expectations. Can CoreWeave Convert Its $55B Backlog Into Profitable Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and analyst interest underpin a rebound: coverage noting a partnership with Nvidia and a Truist coverage initiation have helped fuel recent buying and contributed to a short‑term rebound. These items support upside if execution continues. CoreWeave (CRWV) Partners With NVIDIA for AI Cloud Growth, Truist Initiates Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Market rebound momentum: several outlets note a recent bounce driven by sector strength (AI/cloud infrastructure) and competitor results, which has helped shares recover some losses and attract institutional buyers. CoreWeave (CRWV) Soars 26% as Chip Giant Raises AI Bets
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and buy‑the‑dip debate: several analyses assess whether the recent pullback makes CRWV a value opportunity given ongoing losses and long timeframe to profitability — useful for longer‑horizon investors but not an immediate catalyst. Assessing CoreWeave (CRWV) Valuation After Recent Share Price Momentum And Ongoing Losses
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend/financials context: prior quarterly results showed revenue strength and an EPS beat, but the company remains unprofitable — a mixed fundamental picture that keeps volatility high until execution proves out. Down 40%, Is CoreWeave a Buy on the Dip?
• Negative Sentiment: Wave of class‑action filings and law‑firm notices: multiple firms (Hagens Berman, Robbins Geller, Rosen, Pomerantz, Kessler Topaz, BFA, etc.) have announced lawsuits or investor alerts alleging disclosure failures tied to Denton delays; many are soliciting lead‑plaintiff candidates before a March 13, 2026 deadline — heightened legal risk and headline pressure. CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) Slapped With Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Denton data‑center disclosure questions: reports allege undisclosed deployment issues at the third‑party developer behind the Denton cluster (intended for OpenAI), which litigation claims caused a steep stock decline and a roughly $14B market‑cap hit — an execution risk that directly affects near‑term capacity and revenue timing. CRWV CLASS ACTION: Did CoreWeave, Inc. Mislead Investors?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and execution/capital risks: insiders own ~25% and have been selling into rallies; the business is capital‑intensive with negative cash flow and delayed builds, increasing dilution and execution risk that can cap upside. CoreWeave Is Rebounding, But Insider Selling Threatens Upside

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CRWV. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of CoreWeave from $168.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Mizuho set a $92.00 price objective on shares of CoreWeave in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on CoreWeave from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on CoreWeave in a research note on Monday, January 12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Compass Point assumed coverage on CoreWeave in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CoreWeave has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.43.

CoreWeave Trading Down 1.2%

The firm has a market cap of $36.34 billion and a P/E ratio of -64.86. The business’s 50-day moving average is $79.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CoreWeave news, CEO Michael N. Intrator sold 32,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.39, for a total value of $2,901,152.45. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 5,828,779 shares in the company, valued at approximately $521,034,554.81. This trade represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Brannin Mcbee sold 26,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.77, for a total transaction of $2,308,020.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 7,757,850 shares of company stock valued at $870,529,942 over the last three months.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CoreWeave

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CRWV. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in CoreWeave by 446,194.0% in the 3rd quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 17,851,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,013,000 after acquiring an additional 17,847,760 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 109.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,433,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,017,275,000 after purchasing an additional 3,888,164 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of CoreWeave by 55,329.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,999,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,454,000 after purchasing an additional 2,993,889 shares during the period. Clear Street Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CoreWeave during the third quarter valued at about $405,199,000. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC acquired a new stake in CoreWeave in the third quarter worth about $273,700,000.

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.