CrowdStrike $CRWD Shares Acquired by Cerity Partners LLC

Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 2.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 286,305 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,126 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $145,818,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,933,425,000 after buying an additional 596,007 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,728,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,903,752,000 after acquiring an additional 273,922 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter worth approximately $1,638,365,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 10.8% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,775,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,413,834,000 after acquiring an additional 269,562 shares during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In other news, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $550.20, for a total value of $2,751,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 765,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,153,891.20. This represents a 0.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 2,347 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $490.98, for a total transaction of $1,152,330.06. Following the sale, the director directly owned 79,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,815,405.86. The trade was a 2.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 110,372 shares of company stock worth $55,996,956 over the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD opened at $512.03 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $515.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $479.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90. The company has a market cap of $128.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -406.37, a P/E/G ratio of 122.38 and a beta of 1.09.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CRWD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $435.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Arete Research set a $706.00 target price on CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $590.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $580.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $553.26.

CrowdStrike Company Profile

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.