Michael Sentonas Sells 11,461 Shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business’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 value of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Michael Sentonas also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 10th, Michael Sentonas sold 10,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.00, for a total value of $5,150,000.00.
• On Wednesday, October 8th, Michael Sentonas sold 15,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $505.00, for a total transaction of $7,575,000.00.
• On Wednesday, October 1st, Michael Sentonas sold 20,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total transaction of $10,000,000.00.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

CRWD opened at $476.35 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $514.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $482.56. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $298.00 and a 52-week high of $566.90. The company has a market cap of $120.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -378.06, a PEG ratio of 115.17 and a beta of 1.09. 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 results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Equities analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,876,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,708,557,000 after buying an additional 445,926 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,922,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,356,073,000 after acquiring an additional 117,639 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in CrowdStrike by 5.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,728,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,903,752,000 after acquiring an additional 273,922 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,714,000 after acquiring an additional 4,285,640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth $1,638,365,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike News Summary

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on CRWD shares. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their price target on CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $590.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.10.

About CrowdStrike

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.