Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Purchases 1,302 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 33.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,164 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,302 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $2,532,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 44.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,670,000 after acquiring an additional 2,417 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,697,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $284,000. Moran Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 68.0% during the second quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $702,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares during the period. Finally, WealthPlan Investment Management LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike by 25.7% in the second quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 1,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after buying an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large consumer distribution deal — NordVPN selected CrowdStrike to power Threat Protection Pro, expanding CrowdStrike’s reach from enterprise into millions of consumer users and opening a new channel for threat-intel monetization. NordVPN Selects CrowdStrike
• Positive Sentiment: Reputation boost — CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ 2026 “Voice of the Customer” for User Authentication, citing top product capability ratings and strong willingness-to-recommend, which supports enterprise sales momentum. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upgrades tailwind — At least one analyst turned bullish on CrowdStrike today as part of a set of upgrades, which can drive buying interest and validate the growth story. This CrowdStrike Analyst Turns Bullish
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity indicates bullish positioning — “Smart money” options flow shows elevated bets on CRWD, suggesting some traders expect further upside in the near term. Smart Money Is Betting Big In CRWD Options
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker target adjusted — Rosenblatt lowered its price target from $630 to $555 but kept a “buy” rating, a mixed signal (still positive conviction but reduced upside). Rosenblatt Adjusts CrowdStrike Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/ideas pieces — Several retail-oriented articles highlight CrowdStrike as a long-term growth pick and note it’s cheap vs. recent highs; these can attract retail buyers but are lower-impact than direct corporate news. The Smartest Growth Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears to be reporting zero shares (likely bad/missing data) and shows no meaningful days-to-cover — not a reliable signal for current positioning.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $848,695,075.02. The trade was a 1.38% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 over the last three months. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on CRWD shares. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, CrowdStrike presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $552.17.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 4.4%

NASDAQ CRWD opened at $429.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $108.31 billion, a PE ratio of -340.98, a PEG ratio of 23.55 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $460.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $473.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

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.