CoreWeave Rises as Higher Compute Pricing and Bullish Coverage Lift Sentiment

Sep 29, 2026
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CoreWeave (CRWV) is up 5.7% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to a mix of improving sentiment around CoreWeave’s AI infrastructure business and several recent bullish developments. Investors may be reacting to management’s disclosure that new compute capacity is still being contracted at higher prices, along with a fresh favorable Wall Street initiation and another customer-related announcement that reinforced demand for its platform.

Details:

  • CoreWeave said on September 17 that, since June 30, it has continued to contract new compute capacity at higher prices, including short-dated third-quarter customer contracts priced at about $40 million per megawatt on an annualized basis.
  • The company also reiterated that it added more than $25 billion of net new customer commitments early in the third quarter and had increased total contracted power to about 4.2 gigawatts as of August 11.
  • Recent analyst coverage turned more constructive, with a new Buy initiation and a $120 price target helping support the view that the recent pullback may have been overdone.
  • CoreWeave also announced a new customer win last week, with Harell Data selecting its platform for AI model training, adding to evidence that enterprise and specialized AI demand remains active.
  • Sources:

    CoreWeave Investor Relations, SEC, Yahoo Finance

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $CRWV Insider Trading Activity

    CRWV Insider Trades

    $CRWV insiders have traded $CRWV stock on the open market 2064 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2064 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CRWV stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • FINANCIAL LLC MAGNETAR has made 0 purchases and 473 sales selling 17,136,910 shares for an estimated $2,030,187,822.
    • MICHAEL N INTRATOR (CEO and President) has made 0 purchases and 383 sales selling 8,135,585 shares for an estimated $783,337,244.
    • BRIAN M VENTURO (Chief Strategy Officer) has made 0 purchases and 292 sales selling 7,381,581 shares for an estimated $742,446,108.
    • BRANNIN MCBEE (Chief Development Officer) has made 0 purchases and 768 sales selling 4,120,041 shares for an estimated $391,118,234.
    • JACK D COGEN has made 0 purchases and 29 sales selling 2,000,000 shares for an estimated $214,019,236.
    • NITIN AGRAWAL (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 40 sales selling 340,893 shares for an estimated $31,693,111.
    • KRISTEN J MCVEETY (GC and Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 22 sales selling 265,696 shares for an estimated $23,057,921.
    • CHEN GOLDBERG (EVP, Product & Engineering) has made 0 purchases and 33 sales selling 116,641 shares for an estimated $11,820,531.
    • JEFF BAKER (Principal Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 58,326 shares for an estimated $6,251,387.
    • SACHIN JAIN (Chief Operating Officer) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 46,265 shares for an estimated $4,635,296.
    • KAREN BOONE has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 11,580 shares for an estimated $1,245,045.

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    $CRWV Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 676 institutional investors add shares of $CRWV stock to their portfolio, and 341 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    • MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC removed 16,503,467 shares (-24.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,642,755,105
    • BLACKROCK, INC. added 14,727,734 shares (+157.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,465,998,642
    • INVESCO LTD. added 11,415,570 shares (+1149.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,136,305,837
    • JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added 5,028,333 shares (+56.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $500,520,266
    • NORGES BANK added 4,320,898 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $430,102,186
    • ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. added 3,897,741 shares (+55.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $387,981,139
    • BARCLAYS PLC added 3,411,597 shares (+323.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $339,590,365

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    $CRWV Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CRWV in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • BNP Paribas issued a “Outperform” rating on 06/02/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $CRWV, check out Quiver Quantitative’s $CRWV forecast page.

    $CRWV Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CRWV recently. We have seen 16 analysts offer price targets for $CRWV in the last 6 months, with a median target of $150.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • John McPeake from Rosenblatt set a target price of $250.0 on 07/02/2026
    • Brett Knoblauch from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $167.0 on 06/16/2026
    • Stefan Slowinski from BNP Paribas set a target price of $192.0 on 06/02/2026
    • Gil Luria from DA Davidson set a target price of $100.0 on 05/18/2026
    • Tyler Radke from Citigroup set a target price of $158.0 on 05/14/2026
    • Raimo Lenschow from Barclays set a target price of $120.0 on 05/11/2026
    • Michael Turrin from Wells Fargo set a target price of $155.0 on 05/08/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative’s disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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