Sovran Advisors LLC Acquires 1,759 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Sovran Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 21.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,862 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares during the period. Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $4,487,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CRWD. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,179,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 26.7% during the third quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 1.6% during the third quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $611,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the third quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

CrowdStrike stock opened at $399.12 on Friday. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. The business’s fifty day moving average is $411.92 and its 200 day moving average is $467.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.22 billion, a PE ratio of -539.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.77.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 19,367 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $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 SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $848,695,075.02. This trade represents a 1.38% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 68,636 shares of company stock valued at $28,690,657. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of CrowdStrike from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $487.00 to $510.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $504.98.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and continued bullish coverage — several firms have issued buy/outperform calls and a recent upgrade pushed shares higher, providing support after the pullback. Coverage Initiated / Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership expansion with HCLTech (CTEM service) broadens CrowdStrike’s go-to-market and could help drive recurring revenue from large enterprise customers. CRWD, HCLTech Launch CTEM
• Positive Sentiment: GovCloud platform expansion targets public-sector demand — diversifies addressable market and supports steady ARR growth. GovCloud Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Solid recent fundamentals — Q4 revenue beat and strong year-over-year ARR growth remain a bullish base for the business despite valuation debate. Zacks Coverage / Fundamentals
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage/attention is elevated — Zacks and other outlets flag rising investor interest, which can amplify moves in either direction but doesn’t change fundamentals immediately. Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary (buy-the-dip vs. re-rating debate) suggests mixed investor views — some see the pullback as an entry; others want proof that AI risks won’t erode margins. MarketBeat Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Anthropic Claude leaks sparked a sector-wide selloff, with concerns that advanced AI tools could replace some security tasks — this headline risk has driven sharp near-term downside and higher volatility. Anthropic Leak / Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Extensive insider selling reported over recent months raises governance/optics concerns for some investors—even if sales may be tax- or liquidity-driven. Insider Trading Data
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price-target resets and valuation debate persist — some targets have been trimmed from 600s to 400s–500s, keeping upside contingent on execution and clarity around AI-driven risk. Analyst Targets

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.