Black Swift Group LLC Grows Stock Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Black Swift Group LLC increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 42.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,705 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,425 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike accounts for 1.9% of Black Swift Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Black Swift Group LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $10,644,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,186,714,000 after buying an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth about $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% during the second quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,690,000 after buying an additional 976,822 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.6% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,933,425,000 after buying an additional 596,007 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 19.9% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,599,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,274,940,000 after acquiring an additional 431,382 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed record annual recurring revenue (> $5B), a swing to GAAP profitability and accelerating net new ARR — headlines that underpin the rally and long-term growth story. CrowdStrike’s Record ARR And AI Security Push Reshape Growth Story
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike launched FalconID (AI-powered MFA) and struck a strategic partnership to deliver Falcon on STACKIT’s EU sovereign cloud (Schwarz Digits) — moves that expand addressable market in regulated Europe and support enterprise sales momentum. CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits Partner to Deliver AI-Native and Sovereign Cybersecurity Platform on STACKIT
• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised FY2027 EPS estimates and reiterated an Outperform/Buy stance, signaling some analysts see upside to margins and model improvements after the quarter. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Receives a Buy from Scotiabank
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsements and institutional flows: Jim Cramer called CrowdStrike his “favorite” cybersecurity name, and Baron Global Opportunity Fund increased its stake — both support positive sentiment and buying interest. Jim Cramer Says “CrowdStrike’s the Best of the Best”
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage activity: Wells Fargo initiated coverage and CrowdStrike presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference — visibility that can help liquidity and analyst debate but not an immediate directional catalyst. CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Coverage Initiated at Wells Fargo & Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector context — Okta’s strong quarter boosted interest in cybersecurity names broadly (positive for sector flows), but it also highlights differing execution and guidance among identity/security peers. Okta Earnings Beat, But Growth Questions Remain (CRWD)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports for early March appear to contain erroneous/zero values (NaN/0), so short-interest signals are unreliable in the current data release. (Data item without a valid source link)
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms trimmed price targets (Jefferies $600→$500; Citi $610→$525; Argus $600→$520) while keeping Buy ratings — a re-rating of high-multiple software names that could limit near-term upside despite continued analyst support. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) Price Target Reduced to $500 at Jefferies Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on CrowdStrike

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRWD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $610.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $564.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of CrowdStrike from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $520.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $505.98.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total transaction of $1,385,820.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at $35,145,319.08. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total value of $398,629.88. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,849,868.58. This trade represents a 1.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 91,947 shares of company stock valued at $41,438,616. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ CRWD opened at $428.99 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $431.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $468.93. 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 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The company has a market capitalization of $108.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -579.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.96 and a beta of 1.06.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.03 earnings per share. CrowdStrike’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.