Snider Financial Group Grows Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Snider Financial Group lifted its position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 9,541 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares during the period. CrowdStrike comprises approximately 1.3% of Snider Financial Group’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Snider Financial Group’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $4,679,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWD. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,933,425,000 after acquiring an additional 596,007 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,804,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,502,917,000 after purchasing an additional 370,965 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in CrowdStrike by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,728,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,903,752,000 after purchasing an additional 273,922 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,186,714,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,638,365,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key CrowdStrike News

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.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total value of $5,082,698.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 179,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,571,169.62. The trade was a 5.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total transaction of $3,994,660.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $5,574,999.04. This trade represents a 41.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 4.4%

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $429.64 on Friday. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. 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 company’s 50-day simple moving average is $460.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $473.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $108.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -340.98, a PEG ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.03.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The business’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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRWD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Loop Capital set a $550.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Arete Research set a $706.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.