2,270 Shares in CrowdStrike $CRWD Acquired by Aviso Financial Inc.

Aviso Financial Inc. bought a new position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,113,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 44.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,417 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,697,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter valued at about $284,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Keybank National Association OH lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 13.1% during the 2nd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 6,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,402,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CRWD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Stephens set a $465.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $537.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Truist Financial cut their target price on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $485.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $550.00 price target on CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $528.74.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $848,695,075.02. The trade was a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.78, for a total transaction of $3,272,604.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 169,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $70,521,693.14. This trade represents a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 over the last three months. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $371.98 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $438.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $469.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.78 billion, a PE ratio of -295.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.07. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%.The company’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Product catalyst — CrowdStrike launched FalconID (phishing‑resistant MFA) and announced Fal.Con Gov, events and product releases that reinforce its enterprise security positioning and AI‑era roadmap. CrowdStrike FalconID Extends Risk-Aware Identity Security to Multi-Factor Authentication
• Positive Sentiment: Government/go‑to‑market momentum — Fal.Con Gov (March 18) and partnerships (e.g., VAST Data) highlight GTM expansion into public sector and AI system security, supporting longer‑term revenue growth potential. CrowdStrike Fal.Con Gov Accelerates National Cyber Defense in the AI Threat Era
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive — Jefferies lowered its target but kept a “buy” rating, leaving meaningful upside from current levels and signaling continued institutional support. Jefferies adjusts CrowdStrike price target to $500 from $600, maintains buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Market flow and sentiment signals — recent intraday spikes and higher volume were driven by commentaries (e.g., Jensen Huang) and option expiries; expirations of large puts reduce one form of bearish pressure but create short‑term noise. With Bearish Overhangs in the Rearview Mirror, CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Looks Tempting
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data shows an anomalous zero reading for late February; likely a reporting/data quirk and not a meaningful change in crowd positioning. (Note: the published short‑interest figure reads 0 shares.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings and estimates — Q4 revenue growth is expected to remain strong, but Wall Street is focused on margin/expense trends; quarterly results and guidance will likely drive the next major price move. CRWD to Report Q4 Earnings: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target reductions — JPMorgan, Evercore and others cut targets (JPM: $582→$472; Evercore: $460→$375), and some firms issued pessimistic forecasts, pressuring sentiment and reducing near‑term upside expectations. JPMorgan adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to $472 from $582
• Negative Sentiment: AI‑risk headlines — announcements from AI firms (e.g., Anthropic/Claude) briefly spooked cybersecurity stocks, and analysts warn that AI‑related uncertainty plus premium valuation and rising costs could weigh on near‑term results. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Widens Its Moat as ‘Claude Risk’ Spooks Investors

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.