Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC Buys New Shares in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 6,539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,207,000. CrowdStrike makes up about 1.9% of Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on CRWD shares. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $450.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of CrowdStrike from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $487.00 to $510.00 in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $555.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $506.26.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades lift sentiment — DZ Bank and Morgan Stanley raised ratings or reiterated bullish views this week, and market commentary notes Morgan Stanley is “doubling down” on CrowdStrike, supporting near-term demand for the stock. CrowdStrike Stock Rating Upgraded by DZ Bank Morgan Stanley Is Doubling Down on CrowdStrike
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integration with AI browser providers — CrowdStrike announced Falcon Cyber Shield integration into Perplexity’s Comet AI browser (Comet Enterprise), expanding Falcon’s addressable market in AI-native tooling and addressing AI-enabled threat vectors. That partnership is a tangible revenue/expansion catalyst as enterprises adopt AI. CrowdStrike and Perplexity Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Positive media/analyst narratives on momentum and AI leadership — several outlets (Zacks, MSN, The Motley Fool) profile CrowdStrike as a top momentum/AI-security name vs. peers (e.g., Palo Alto Networks), which can attract growth-oriented flows. Why CrowdStrike is a Top Momentum Stock (MSN) CrowdStrike vs. Palo Alto Networks (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported this week appears inconsistent or erroneous (sources show zero shares/NaN changes and 0.0 days to cover), so there’s no clear short-squeeze signal to factor into near-term price moves. (Data anomaly noted 3/11–3/12.)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profitability remain potential headwinds — CrowdStrike trades at a very high market cap and currently shows negative trailing P/E metrics, which could temper upside if growth slows or guidance disappoints. (Investors should weigh upgrades/partnerships against valuation risk.)

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

CrowdStrike stock opened at $441.78 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock has a market cap of $112.04 billion, a PE ratio of -596.99, a P/E/G ratio of 19.37 and a beta of 1.06. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $428.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $469.31.

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

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $734,063.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44,562 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,379,956.36. This represents a 3.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 76,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 90,024 shares of company stock valued at $40,424,241. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.