ARK Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

ARK Investment Management LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 130,239 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,848 shares during the quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of CrowdStrike worth $63,867,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 44.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,000 after buying an additional 2,417 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,697,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 622.7% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,322,000 after purchasing an additional 3,929 shares during the last quarter. Finally, South Dakota Investment Council lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 71.4% during the 2nd quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 1,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and ARR strength — CrowdStrike beat modestly on revenue and EPS, reported record ending ARR (~$5.25B) and strong net-new ARR, which supports the recurring-revenue story that investors prize. CrowdStrike Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance in line to slightly ahead — company Q1 and FY27 EPS/revenue guidance came in around or above consensus, giving investors confidence that growth is durable into FY27. Earnings release / guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical tailwind — recent Iran-related tensions have increased focus on cyberthreat risk, boosting demand expectations for cybersecurity vendors including CrowdStrike. How the Recent Geopolitical Flashpoint Adds a Relevance Boost for CrowdStrike Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades / price-target raises — several firms raised targets or reiterated buys after the print (examples include DA Davidson, Stephens, Rosenblatt and new Wells Fargo coverage), which supports near-term upside. Analyst sees further upside as CrowdStrike rallies on Q4 earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed Wall Street reaction — some firms trimmed targets while others raised them; consensus remains net-bullish but price-target dispersion increased, keeping directionality mixed. Wall Street Just Sent a Split but Bullish Signal on CRWD
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical headwinds — the stock remains below its 50- and 200-day moving averages, so momentum traders may be cautious until those levels are reclaimed. CrowdStrike Beats, But AI Concerns Persist
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reporting in feeds shows anomalous ‘0’ figures and is not signaling a meaningful squeeze; ignore those placeholders unless updated.
• Negative Sentiment: Agentic-AI and pricing risk — analysts and commentators flagged that more capable AI agents could compress software pricing or reduce module needs over time, a structural risk for premium-priced platforms. CrowdStrike Beats, But AI Fears Still Win
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and valuation concerns — elevated insider sales disclosed in some data feeds and commentary about a rich valuation/P/E multiple keep the bear case alive for momentum reversals. QuiverQuant: Q4 release & insider activity
• Negative Sentiment: Several major shops trimmed targets — the flurry of downgrades/target cuts (UBS, Deutsche, BNP, Goldman adjustments among others) increases headline risk even though some still rate CRWD a buy. These Analysts Cut Their Forecasts On CrowdStrike Following Q4 Results

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

NASDAQ CRWD opened at $407.68 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $102.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -550.91, a PEG ratio of 22.02 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $433.61 and a 200 day moving average of $468.86. 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 has a twelve month low of $298.00 and a twelve month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.15% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.03 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $537.00 to $487.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $440.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $509.49.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock worth $45,722,274. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.