NCP Inc. Decreases Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

NCP Inc. lessened its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,350 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,850 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike accounts for approximately 2.0% of NCP Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. NCP Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $2,624,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total transaction of $5,082,698.28. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,571,169.62. This trade represents a 5.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,530 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $734,063.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 44,562 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,379,956.36. This trade represents a 3.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 90,068 shares of company stock valued at $40,447,425 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on CRWD. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on CrowdStrike from $564.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. HSBC upped their target price on CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. BTIG Research reduced their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $640.00 to $499.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of CrowdStrike from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $505.19.

More CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and durable growth — Q4 results beat estimates (EPS $1.12 vs. $1.10; revenue $1.31B), ARR grew ~24% to $5.25B, operating income and cash flow expanded, supporting the view that subscription momentum is accelerating. CrowdStrike Delivered a Blowout Quarter—and the Stock Yawned
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade fuels demand — Morgan Stanley bumped CRWD to Overweight with a $510 target, a move that helped spark recent rallies and signals growing conviction that CrowdStrike will capture AI-related security spending. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Jumps 17% Following Morgan Stanley’s Top Pick Designation
• Positive Sentiment: AI tailwind recognized by Wall Street — Multiple pieces note that AI expansion should raise demand for advanced endpoint and identity protection, reinforcing CrowdStrike’s addressable market thesis. Why CrowdStrike’s stock just won another fan on Wall Street
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed price-target moves — Some shops trimmed targets (Daiwa to $500; Citi trimmed its target from $610 to $525 but kept Buy), reflecting differing views on how much premium the market should pay for growth. These conflicting PTs can moderate near-term upside. Daiwa lowers price target on CrowdStrike
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns — Despite strong results, CRWD still trades at a premium (forward multiples well above the market). Analysts warn that sustained high growth will be needed to justify current valuations, which could cap gains if growth decelerates. Down 22%, Is It Time to Buy CrowdStrike Stock on the Dip?
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/competitive risk — CrowdStrike filed a trademark suit against rival AiStrike; litigation or intensified competition could create expenses or distractions. CrowdStrike sues rival AiStrike for trademark infringement

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $436.33 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $429.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $469.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.00 billion, a PE ratio of -589.63, a P/E/G ratio of 22.76 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. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The business had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

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.