Aberdeen Group plc Acquires 8,245 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 5.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 155,032 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,245 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $76,025,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Advyzon Investment Management LLC raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 142.9% in the 2nd quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 22,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,083,000 after purchasing an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 394.8% during the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357 shares during the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 10.9% in the third quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 53,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,047,000 after purchasing an additional 5,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 7.3% in the third quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 22,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,512 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large consumer distribution deal — NordVPN selected CrowdStrike to power Threat Protection Pro, expanding CrowdStrike’s reach from enterprise into millions of consumer users and opening a new channel for threat-intel monetization. NordVPN Selects CrowdStrike
• Positive Sentiment: Reputation boost — CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ 2026 “Voice of the Customer” for User Authentication, citing top product capability ratings and strong willingness-to-recommend, which supports enterprise sales momentum. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upgrades tailwind — At least one analyst turned bullish on CrowdStrike today as part of a set of upgrades, which can drive buying interest and validate the growth story. This CrowdStrike Analyst Turns Bullish
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity indicates bullish positioning — “Smart money” options flow shows elevated bets on CRWD, suggesting some traders expect further upside in the near term. Smart Money Is Betting Big In CRWD Options
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker target adjusted — Rosenblatt lowered its price target from $630 to $555 but kept a “buy” rating, a mixed signal (still positive conviction but reduced upside). Rosenblatt Adjusts CrowdStrike Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/ideas pieces — Several retail-oriented articles highlight CrowdStrike as a long-term growth pick and note it’s cheap vs. recent highs; these can attract retail buyers but are lower-impact than direct corporate news. The Smartest Growth Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears to be reporting zero shares (likely bad/missing data) and shows no meaningful days-to-cover — not a reliable signal for current positioning.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CrowdStrike news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were 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 approximately $164,399,015.90. The trade was a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total value of $11,916,577.53. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at approximately $848,695,075.02. The trade was a 1.38% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock worth $45,722,274. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 4.4%

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $429.64 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $460.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $473.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $108.31 billion, a PE ratio of -340.98, a P/E/G ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. CrowdStrike has a 1-year low of $298.00 and a 1-year high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS 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 return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CRWD has been the subject of several analyst reports. HSBC increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Barclays increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. 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. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $552.17.

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.