California Public Employees Retirement System Buys 14,363 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 410,856 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,363 shares during the quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System owned about 0.16% of CrowdStrike worth $201,476,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CrowdStrike news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total transaction of $5,082,698.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,571,169.62. This represents a 5.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at $848,695,075.02. This trade represents a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 90,024 shares of company stock worth $40,424,241 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CRWD. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on CrowdStrike from $353.00 to $368.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. BTIG Research decreased their target price on CrowdStrike from $640.00 to $499.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.26.

CrowdStrike Stock Up 0.1%

CRWD stock opened at $441.78 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $428.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $470.00. The company has a market cap of $112.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -596.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 19.38 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.77. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.03 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

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 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.