Aberdeen Group plc Has $76.03 Million Stock Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Aberdeen Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 5.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 155,032 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,245 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.06% of CrowdStrike worth $76,025,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of CRWD. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,933,425,000 after buying an additional 596,007 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,804,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,502,917,000 after acquiring an additional 370,965 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 5.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,728,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,903,752,000 after purchasing an additional 273,922 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,714,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at $1,638,365,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on CRWD shares. Arete Research set a $706.00 price objective on CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $630.00 to $555.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $552.17.

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.

CrowdStrike Stock Up 4.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $429.64 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $460.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $473.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The company has a market capitalization of $108.31 billion, a PE ratio of -340.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a 1 year low of $298.00 and a 1 year high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade 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 can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares in the company, valued at $20,849,868.58. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.