Bank of New York Mellon Corp Acquires 1,465 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 0.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,544,766 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,465 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned about 0.62% of CrowdStrike worth $757,522,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Macquarie restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $485.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday. Susquehanna increased their target price on CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Bank of America boosted their price target on CrowdStrike from $470.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $469.19 on Thursday. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $298.00 and a 52-week high of $566.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -372.37, a PEG ratio of 115.72 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $482.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $477.76.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ 2026 “Voice of the Customer” for Endpoint Protection Platforms, receiving the most 5‑star ratings and a 97% willingness-to-recommend score based on ~800 responses — a strong credibility and competitive win that supports demand for its platform. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: CEO George Kurtz disclosed that North Korean operatives used AI-generated credentials to infiltrate U.S. companies — a high-profile example of evolving cyber threats that can increase enterprise spending on identity, detection, and prevention tools where CrowdStrike competes. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts at Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating with a $485 price target — a modest upside to current levels that suggests limited near-term analyst-driven upward pressure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent media pieces and market summaries note the stock has recently outperformed on some sessions (MarketWatch, Zacks, MSN), reflecting continued investor interest but also higher intraday volatility. MarketWatch Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in late January appears to show effectively zero reported short shares (likely a data/ reporting oddity), so short-covering is not a clear near-term driver based on the available figures.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CrowdStrike news, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total value of $3,994,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $5,574,999.04. This represents a 41.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total value of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares in the company, valued at $1,006,340,294.16. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 69,048 shares of company stock worth $34,509,857 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Company 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.