The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 20.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 43%. The street (33 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $140. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
CoreWeave Inc
CRWV · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $49.2B · 2,189 employees
CoreWeave, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-10
Screened 2026-09-10 · the tape above runs as of 23:00 UTC · 20 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 89.12 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 150.00, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders insiders sold, $25,204,098, latest filing 2026-09-15
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
CoreWeave Inc holds its Markdown at $89.12. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 14 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 14 days |
| Price at the screen | $89.12 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -45.74 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 60.49% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 60.5% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.07% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.1% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 12.77% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 12.8% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-10 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 68.3% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 35 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +68% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-10 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsAI cloud demand runs into heavy losses
Every time a model trainer spins up fresh GPUs the need for fast flexible capacity rises. CoreWeave built its platform to serve exactly that slice of demand and revenue is rising at 112 percent. Yet the numbers still show losses.
Forward earnings sit at minus 50 times sales while profit margins run at minus 26 percent and return on equity at minus 41 percent. Analysts cluster around a 140 dollar target but our screen finds no opportunity worth taking. The narrow moat offers little protection against larger cloud rivals.
High growth cannot mask the cash burn or the fact that current returns remain deeply negative. Any margin of safety rests on future promises rather than present results. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | -45.7x |
| EPS, trailing | -3.55 |
| EPS, forward | -1.95 |
| Revenue growth | +112.5%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | -25.4%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -43.6%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -18.49% |
| Debt to equity | 10.27heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 0.46below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Short interest, float | 0.19% |
| 52-week range | 60.55 - 153.20 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $49.2B |
| Employees | 2,189 |
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 27.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 43%. The street (33 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $140.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 43%. The street (33 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $140.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Intrator Michael N | CEO, Pres, 10% | S - Sale+OE | 307,692 | $25,204,098 |
| 2026-08-14 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 10% | S - Sale | 307,131 | $33,401,610 |
| 2026-08-13 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 10% | S - Sale | 1,921,259 | $213,781,347 |
| 2026-08-12 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 10% | S - Sale | 2,147,871 | $231,601,955 |
| 2026-08-12 | Jain Sachin | COO | S - Sale | 1 | $110 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $114.70 | -16.0% | · | $840 | -16.0% |
| 2 months | $102.00 | -5.5% | · | $945 | -5.5% |
| 3 months | $79.86 | +20.7% | · | $1,207 | +20.7% |
| 6 months | $87.38 | +10.3% | · | $1,103 | +10.3% |
| 1 year | $154.90 | -37.8% | · | $622 | -37.8% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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