CrowdStrike $CRWD Shares Sold by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 78.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,301 shares of the company’s stock after selling 89,988 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $11,391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Olistico Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the fourth quarter worth about $56,000. Paragon Advisors LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Paragon Advisors LLC now owns 9,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,283,000 after acquiring an additional 1,698 shares during the period. Traynor Capital Management Inc. raised its position in CrowdStrike by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 56,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,411,000 after acquiring an additional 3,225 shares in the last quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $800,000. Finally, Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 66,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,019,000 after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $385.86 on Thursday. CrowdStrike has a 1-year low of $298.00 and a 1-year high of $566.90. The company has a market cap of $97.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -521.43, a PEG ratio of 17.24 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $420.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $469.35.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.03 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike rolled out major AI‑native products at RSA — including Agentic MDR, Falcon Data Security and the Charlotte AI AgentWorks no‑code ecosystem — positioning Falcon as an “AI security OS” that can drive upsells and recurring high‑margin services. Charlotte AI AgentWorks
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded strategic integrations with large platform partners should accelerate enterprise adoption: CrowdStrike announced deeper collaboration with IBM (integrating Charlotte AI with IBM’s ATOM) and an expanded partnership with Intel to optimize Falcon for AI PCs — both moves broaden endpoint/cloud reach and channel pull. CrowdStrike and IBM Expand Strategic Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Broad ecosystem partnerships (AWS, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Anthropic, Accenture, Deloitte, etc.) cited around Charlotte and Falcon enhancements strengthen distribution, technology validation, and potential GTM expansion. This ecosystem message supports the company’s data‑driven moat. Autonomous Security and the New AI Arms Race
• Neutral Sentiment: CrowdStrike’s startup accelerator named Jazz the winner (AWS/NVIDIA support) — a positive PR/innovation signal for the ecosystem but unlikely to move near‑term fundamentals materially. CrowdStrike and AWS Announce Jazz as the Winner
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling was disclosed (CEO George Kurtz, CFO Burt Podbere, President Michael Sentonas and others sold shares on March 23rd). Large insider sales can amplify negative sentiment even if unrelated to company outlook. SEC Form 4 (Kurtz sale)
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term pressure is also tied to a broader rotation out of high‑multiple software/cyber names and renewed investor debate over whether AI tooling will compress pricing or accelerate consolidation — headlines and analyst target trims have made CRWD vulnerable to risk‑off moves. High‑multiple software sentiment weakens
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and valuation remain a headwind: CRWD still trades at a premium on growth expectations and is below key short‑term moving averages, which can prolong volatility until the market confirms sustained ARR/cash‑flow acceleration. CrowdStrike Stock Outlook

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 price objective on CrowdStrike and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $564.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $520.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $575.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $506.26.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 19,367 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.06, for a total value of $7,960,999.02. Following the sale, the president owned 406,944 shares in the company, valued at $167,278,400.64. This trade represents a 4.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 31,915 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.88, for a total transaction of $13,145,150.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,162,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $890,655,490.20. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 116,469 shares of company stock valued at $48,369,351. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

About CrowdStrike

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.