111 Capital raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Free Report) by 119.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,895 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,577 shares during the quarter. 111 Capital’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $1,420,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CRWD. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,876,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,708,557,000 after purchasing an additional 445,926 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,804,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,502,917,000 after buying an additional 370,965 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 5.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,728,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,903,752,000 after buying an additional 273,922 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 4,285,640 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth about $1,638,365,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
CRWD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stephens set a $465.00 price target on CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $353.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Barclays dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $610.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $528.74.
Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike
In related news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,849,868.58. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total value of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $848,695,075.02. This represents a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock worth $45,722,274. 3.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
CrowdStrike Price Performance
CrowdStrike stock opened at $371.98 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $438.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $469.83. The company has a market capitalization of $93.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -295.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.07. CrowdStrike has a 1 year low of $298.00 and a 1 year high of $566.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.
More CrowdStrike News
Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Product catalyst — CrowdStrike launched FalconID (phishing‑resistant MFA) and announced Fal.Con Gov, events and product releases that reinforce its enterprise security positioning and AI‑era roadmap. CrowdStrike FalconID Extends Risk-Aware Identity Security to Multi-Factor Authentication
- Positive Sentiment: Government/go‑to‑market momentum — Fal.Con Gov (March 18) and partnerships (e.g., VAST Data) highlight GTM expansion into public sector and AI system security, supporting longer‑term revenue growth potential. CrowdStrike Fal.Con Gov Accelerates National Cyber Defense in the AI Threat Era
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive — Jefferies lowered its target but kept a “buy” rating, leaving meaningful upside from current levels and signaling continued institutional support. Jefferies adjusts CrowdStrike price target to $500 from $600, maintains buy rating
- Neutral Sentiment: Market flow and sentiment signals — recent intraday spikes and higher volume were driven by commentaries (e.g., Jensen Huang) and option expiries; expirations of large puts reduce one form of bearish pressure but create short‑term noise. With Bearish Overhangs in the Rearview Mirror, CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Looks Tempting
- Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data shows an anomalous zero reading for late February; likely a reporting/data quirk and not a meaningful change in crowd positioning. (Note: the published short‑interest figure reads 0 shares.)
- Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings and estimates — Q4 revenue growth is expected to remain strong, but Wall Street is focused on margin/expense trends; quarterly results and guidance will likely drive the next major price move. CRWD to Report Q4 Earnings: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target reductions — JPMorgan, Evercore and others cut targets (JPM: $582→$472; Evercore: $460→$375), and some firms issued pessimistic forecasts, pressuring sentiment and reducing near‑term upside expectations. JPMorgan adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to $472 from $582
- Negative Sentiment: AI‑risk headlines — announcements from AI firms (e.g., Anthropic/Claude) briefly spooked cybersecurity stocks, and analysts warn that AI‑related uncertainty plus premium valuation and rising costs could weigh on near‑term results. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Widens Its Moat as ‘Claude Risk’ Spooks Investors
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.
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