Machina Capital S.A.S. Invests $2.84 Million in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Machina Capital S.A.S. acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 5,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,841,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 12,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,904,000 after buying an additional 843 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 46.3% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 12.7% in the third quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,636,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the period. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. increased its position in CrowdStrike by 4.6% during the third quarter. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. now owns 2,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,003,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 12.2% in the third quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 291,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,155,000 after acquiring an additional 31,683 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” report — a product-validation win that supports enterprise demand and renewal/upsell expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s expansion into cloud security and identity protection, reinforcing recurring revenue potential and cross-sell opportunities that underpin longer-term ARR growth. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced the date for its Q4 & FY2026 results conference call — a near-term event that could produce volatility depending on guidance, ARR/renewal commentary and model refresh. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate analyst coverage is mixed: many firms remain constructive on growth, but debates over valuation are producing divergent views that can amplify intraday moves. See broker roundup for context. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded CRWD from “hold” to “strong sell,” a high‑visibility rating change that likely contributed to selling pressure among investors watching analyst signals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Two insider sales disclosed: CEO George Kurtz sold 6,777 shares (~$2.97M) and CFO Burt Podbere sold 1,630 shares (~$714k). Large insider sales, even if planned, often trigger short‑term negative sentiment. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market pieces highlight a “floor test” after a competitor (Fortinet) upgrade and note valuation concerns after a >20% pullback from the 52‑week high — narratives that can sustain selling in high‑multiple growth names. Read More. • Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CrowdStrike news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,849,868.58. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. The trade was a 3.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 63,523 shares of company stock worth $30,533,092 in the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on CRWD shares. Argus upped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $435.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Macquarie restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $485.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Arete Research set a $706.00 target price on CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $421.73 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $476.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $476.77. The stock has a market cap of $106.32 billion, a PE ratio of -334.71, a P/E/G ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike 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.