Bamco Inc. NY Has $27.73 Million Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Bamco Inc. NY raised its holdings in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 9.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,539 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,703 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $27,726,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,804,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,502,917,000 after purchasing an additional 370,965 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,638,365,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,775,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,413,834,000 after purchasing an additional 269,562 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

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 Stock Performance

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

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.CrowdStrike’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.03 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the sale, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,849,868.58. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 90,024 shares of company stock valued at $40,424,241. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on CRWD shares. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, January 12th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. HSBC raised their price objective on CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $575.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $506.26.

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.