Caxton Associates LLP Purchases New Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 2,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,099,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 91.9% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $487.47 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $122.89 billion, a P/E ratio of -386.88, a P/E/G ratio of 122.18 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $517.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $482.23. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total transaction of $3,994,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $5,574,999.04. The trade was a 41.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 2,347 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $490.98, for a total transaction of $1,152,330.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 79,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,815,405.86. The trade was a 2.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 120,595 shares of company stock worth $61,294,989. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Loop Capital set a $550.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $554.65.

CrowdStrike Profile

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.