Swedbank AB Purchases 1,563 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Swedbank AB grew its position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 245,456 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,563 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $120,367,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 44.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,417 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 30.2% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,263,000 after buying an additional 2,807 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.4% during the first quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 1,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $690,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the first quarter valued at approximately $12,199,000. Finally, Quadcap Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in CrowdStrike in the first quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $476.35 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $514.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $482.56. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $120.09 billion, a PE ratio of -378.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 115.17 and a beta of 1.09.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike’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. Sell-side analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $470.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $640.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total value of $10,000,000.00. Following the sale, the president directly owned 379,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $189,558,000. The trade was a 5.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total value of $3,994,660.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,574,999.04. This trade represents a 41.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 117,559 shares of company stock valued at $59,246,587. 3.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong operational results and guidance: CrowdStrike reported continued ARR acceleration and raised FY guidance earlier in December, supporting the company’s subscription growth thesis and long‑term revenue visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and go‑to‑market expansion: Expanded AWS integration and system‑integrator deals (Deloitte, Wipro) should accelerate Falcon adoption and convert trials into recurring revenue, reinforcing the growth runway. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds / analyst support: Industry writeups (Zacks and others) continue to list CrowdStrike among top cybersecurity picks as enterprises boost cloud/AI security spending — a structural demand driver. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and consolidation debate: Multiple pieces note CrowdStrike’s premium valuation and that the stock has been consolidating after November highs — this is a mixed factor (positive for long run, but may limit near‑term upside). Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest report appears non‑informative: A December short interest entry in the feed shows zero or malformed data (no meaningful days‑to‑cover signal), so it’s not driving moves.
• Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling by top executives: CEO George Kurtz, CFO Burt Podbere, President Michael Sentonas and CAO Anurag Saha disclosed sizable sales on Dec. 22 (large dollar amounts). Investors often view clustered executive sales as profit‑taking, which can pressure sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical weakness: The stock recently slipped below its 50‑day moving average and is consolidating — with stretched valuation this technical break amplifies near‑term downside risk until buyers return. Read More.

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.