Peterson Wealth Management Sells 2,364 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Peterson Wealth Management trimmed its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 43.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,032 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,364 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike accounts for 1.0% of Peterson Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Peterson Wealth Management’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $1,487,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on 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 $86,571,169.62. The trade was a 5.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total transaction of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at $35,145,319.08. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 90,024 shares of company stock valued at $40,424,241. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Falcon for XIoT achieved FedRAMP High and CrowdStrike expanded GovCloud capabilities, positioning the company to win more mission‑critical federal contracts and ease procurement for defense and civilian agencies. CrowdStrike Achieves FedRAMP High Authorization
• Positive Sentiment: Deeper NVIDIA integration and a Secure‑by‑Design AI blueprint embed Falcon into AI stacks and speed agentic MDR investigations—this strengthens CrowdStrike’s position as a go‑to security provider for enterprise AI deployments. CrowdStrike NVIDIA Alliance Embeds Falcon
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership with Nebius (and the WWT Securing AI lab) extends CrowdStrike’s reach into next‑gen AI cloud infrastructure, creating new channel and cloud‑stack distribution opportunities. CrowdStrike and Nebius Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional support is building: Morgan Stanley named CRWD a Top Pick and several firms (including RBC) have reaffirmed bullish views or raised coverage, supplying momentum and framing upside versus peers. CrowdStrike Has Wall Street’s Attention RBC Reaffirms Outperform, $550 PT
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry signal: CrowdStrike’s own data and third‑party reports show AI‑enabled attacks and cloud intrusions jumping sharply, which supports secular demand for advanced cybersecurity but is a market‑level driver rather than a company‑specific catalyst. AI‑Powered Hacks Surge 89%
• Neutral Sentiment: Thematic coverage (Okta + CrowdStrike) highlights CRWD as core infrastructure for securing AI agents; useful for long‑term narrative but less likely to move short‑term price absent contract/earnings proof points. Okta and CrowdStrike Could Be the Backbone of AI Security
• Neutral Sentiment: Older media/celebrity bullishness (Jim Cramer) is positive PR but carries limited incremental impact versus the fresh, product‑and‑contract news. Jim Cramer Said CrowdStrike Would Go Up “Big”
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and “SaaS fears” persist—some analysts warn CRWD’s premium forward multiples could cap near‑term upside despite strong fundamentals, making the stock sensitive to execution misses. CrowdStrike: Unjustified SaaS Fears
• Negative Sentiment: Broader software/AI rotation and concerns that AI changes business models have pressured the sector; CrowdStrike can be grouped with software names during selloffs even though its AI/security exposure is more defensive. Software Stocks Are Down—Expert Says These 3 Names Still Look Strong

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $435.81 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.77. The firm has a market cap of $110.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -588.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.06. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $426.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $469.70.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The company’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CRWD. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $564.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Morgan Stanley raised CrowdStrike from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $487.00 to $510.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $555.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.26.

About CrowdStrike

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.