Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Free Report) by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 75,582 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,977 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $37,064,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Patron Partners LLC raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 2.1% in the second quarter. Patron Partners LLC now owns 1,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in CrowdStrike by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,813,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC now owns 2,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $963,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
CRWD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Capital One Financial lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $599.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research raised CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $555.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $621.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $555.10.
Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike
In other CrowdStrike news, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total transaction of $8,448,219.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,006,340,294.16. The trade was a 0.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 117,559 shares of company stock worth $59,246,587 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.
Key Stores Impacting CrowdStrike
Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Strong operational results and guidance: CrowdStrike reported continued ARR acceleration and raised FY guidance earlier in December, supporting the company’s subscription growth thesis and long‑term revenue visibility. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and go‑to‑market expansion: Expanded AWS integration and system‑integrator deals (Deloitte, Wipro) should accelerate Falcon adoption and convert trials into recurring revenue, reinforcing the growth runway. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds / analyst support: Industry writeups (Zacks and others) continue to list CrowdStrike among top cybersecurity picks as enterprises boost cloud/AI security spending — a structural demand driver. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and consolidation debate: Multiple pieces note CrowdStrike’s premium valuation and that the stock has been consolidating after November highs — this is a mixed factor (positive for long run, but may limit near‑term upside). Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Short interest report appears non‑informative: A December short interest entry in the feed shows zero or malformed data (no meaningful days‑to‑cover signal), so it’s not driving moves.
- Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling by top executives: CEO George Kurtz, CFO Burt Podbere, President Michael Sentonas and CAO Anurag Saha disclosed sizable sales on Dec. 22 (large dollar amounts). Investors often view clustered executive sales as profit‑taking, which can pressure sentiment. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Technical weakness: The stock recently slipped below its 50‑day moving average and is consolidating — with stretched valuation this technical break amplifies near‑term downside risk until buyers return. Read More.
CrowdStrike Trading Down 0.5%
Shares of CRWD stock opened at $476.35 on Thursday. CrowdStrike has a twelve month low of $298.00 and a twelve month high of $566.90. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $514.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $482.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -378.06, a P/E/G ratio of 115.17 and a beta of 1.09.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.
CrowdStrike Profile
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) is a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The firm was co-founded by George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch and became a publicly traded company following its initial public offering in 2019. CrowdStrike positions itself as a provider of cloud-native security solutions designed to protect endpoints, cloud workloads, identities and data against sophisticated cyber threats.
The company’s core offering is the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, a modular, cloud-delivered security architecture that combines endpoint protection (EPP), endpoint detection and response (EDR), threat intelligence, and device control through lightweight agents and centralized telemetry.
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