CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CEO Sells $13,145,150.20 in Stock

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CEO George Kurtz sold 31,915 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.88, for a total value of $13,145,150.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,162,415 shares in the company, valued at $890,655,490.20. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

George Kurtz also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 4th, George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53.
• On Monday, February 2nd, George Kurtz sold 6,777 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $438.60, for a total transaction of $2,972,392.20.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 5.9%

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD opened at $369.58 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $417.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $468.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.77. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $298.00 and a 52-week high of $566.90. The company has a market capitalization of $93.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -499.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.22 and a beta of 1.06.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.03 earnings per share. CrowdStrike’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWD. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth $25,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 170.0% during the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 54 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CRWD. Citigroup lowered their price objective on CrowdStrike from $610.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 29th. HSBC lifted their target price on CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $440.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.26.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike announced expanded strategic collaborations with IBM and Intel to integrate its Charlotte AI/AgentWorks and Falcon platform into broader SOC and endpoint ecosystems — a material product/GTM push that supports long‑term ARR expansion. CrowdStrike and IBM Expand Strategic Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike rolled out AI‑native products and the Charlotte AI AgentWorks ecosystem at RSA 2026, reinforcing its position as an “AI security OS” and creating multiple upsell/service avenues. Autonomous Security and the New AI Arms Race
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed: several firms reaffirm buys but some have trimmed targets — consensus still rates CRWD a moderate buy, suggesting expectations are divergent and the stock is sensitive to news. CRWD analyst coverage and targets
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Anthropic’s upcoming model could deliver advanced cybersecurity features triggered a sector‑wide selloff, with headlines explicitly citing potential competitive risks for CrowdStrike. CRWD, PANW, OKTA, ZS stocks tumble — what’s the Anthropic connection?
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings/quarterly commentary have disappointed some investors who expected a stronger re‑acceleration; coverage notes this contributed to today’s weakness as growth multiple sentiment cools. CrowdStrike Slides 7%
• Negative Sentiment: Disclosed insider selling (including several executive sales reported March 23–26) has amplified negative sentiment and raised short‑term investor caution. CrowdStrike insider selling

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.