National Bank of Canada FI Buys 28,139 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 227,512 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,139 shares during the quarter. National Bank of Canada FI owned about 0.09% of CrowdStrike worth $115,867,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,690,000 after buying an additional 976,822 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 52.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,771,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $977,149,000 after acquiring an additional 955,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 2.6% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,933,425,000 after acquiring an additional 596,007 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Argus raised their price target on CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, November 24th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $640.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $353.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $554.65.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

NASDAQ CRWD opened at $504.78 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $517.20 and its 200-day moving average is $482.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market capitalization of $127.26 billion, a PE ratio of -400.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 122.18 and a beta of 1.09. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,830 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $494.53, for a total transaction of $8,817,469.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,115,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,045,959,138.21. This represents a 0.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,706 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $495.67, for a total value of $5,306,643.02. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 220,424 shares in the company, valued at $109,257,564.08. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 120,595 shares of company stock worth $61,294,989 over the last three months. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike 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.