CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Shares Down 1.5% on Insider Selling

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) shares were down 1.5% during trading on Wednesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $401.55 and last traded at $415.36. Approximately 4,714,408 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 63% from the average daily volume of 2,894,973 shares. The stock had previously closed at $421.73.

Specifically, CEO George Kurtz sold 6,777 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $438.60, for a total transaction of $2,972,392.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,083,755 shares in the company, valued at $913,934,943. This represents a 0.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 1,630 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $438.33, for a total value of $714,477.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 177,484 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,796,561.72. The trade was a 0.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CRWD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, November 24th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $555.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $555.21.

Key Headlines Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for Application Security Posture Management — a third‑party endorsement that supports product leadership and enterprise demand. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s expansion into cloud security and identity protection, reinforcing recurring‑revenue durability and cross‑sell potential that underpin longer‑term ARR growth. Cloud Expansion & Recognition
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced the date for its Q4 & FY2026 results call — a near‑term catalyst that can move the stock depending on guidance, ARR/renewal commentary and margin details. Conference Call Date Announced
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer highlighted the charitable trust’s new holdings and suggested some of the recent weakness looks like panic selling — commentary that can temper panic but is unlikely to reverse flows on its own. Jim Cramer Highlights Holdings
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded CRWD to a “strong sell” from “hold” — a formal analyst downgrade that can trigger additional selling by momentum and ETF flows sensitive to ratings. Zacks Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sales: CEO George Kurtz and CFO Burt Podbere disclosed sales (multi‑hundred‑thousand to multi‑million dollar transactions) last week — not uncommon, but such high‑profile sales often amplify negative sentiment in a falling stock. CEO & CFO Insider Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary about a “floor test” after competitor upgrades and articles calling out stretched valuation are contributing to rotation out of high‑multiple cyber names and heavier intraday selling pressure. Floor Test After Fortinet Upgrade

CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.5%

The stock has a market cap of $104.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -329.65, a P/E/G ratio of 24.13 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average is $475.14 and its 200 day moving average is $476.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The company 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%.CrowdStrike’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Advyzon Investment Management LLC boosted its position in CrowdStrike by 142.9% during the second quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 22,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,083,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428 shares during the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 394.8% during the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357 shares during the period. Traynor Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 53,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,047,000 after purchasing an additional 5,205 shares during the period. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 7.3% during the third quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 22,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,512 shares during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.