Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Free Report) by 83.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 560 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,845 shares during the period. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $275,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its position in CrowdStrike by 91.9% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts recently weighed in on CRWD shares. Westpark Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on CrowdStrike from $510.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $630.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.10.
Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike
In other CrowdStrike news, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total value of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,006,340,294.16. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total transaction of $5,082,698.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at $86,571,169.62. This represents a 5.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 98,395 shares of company stock valued at $49,645,217 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.
CrowdStrike News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broader AI/cyber momentum — Wedbush and other strategists are pushing AI-themed portfolios into 2026, reinforcing demand for security vendors like CrowdStrike as AI adoption drives enterprise spend. Microsoft and Palantir Lead Wedbush’s Top AI Picks for 2026
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street spotlight on AI winners — several analyst roundups name CrowdStrike among key cyber‑AI beneficiaries for 2026, supporting analyst upgrades and higher price targets that underlie bullish investor positioning. Top Wall Street analyst picks 5 AI stocks for 2026
- Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat / analyst upgrade momentum — MarketBeat lists CRWD among the most‑upgraded names, citing AI‑enabled product strength, acquisitions and improving margins as catalysts for mid‑teens upside consensus. The 5 Most Upgraded Stocks from 2025: Double-Digit Upside in 2026
- Positive Sentiment: Fresh investor interest noted — coverage pieces (Zacks, MSN commentary) highlight CrowdStrike as a top cyber‑AI exposure, which can attract momentum flows into CRWD. CrowdStrike (CRWD) is Attracting Investor Attention
- Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity — Benzinga flags notable options trades in CRWD, signaling elevated short‑term speculation or hedging; follow size/direction to infer whether bulls or bears are positioning. CrowdStrike Holdings Unusual Options Activity For December 30
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO performance award granted — CrowdStrike approved a new performance‑based equity grant for the CEO; intended to align incentives but could imply future dilution or model changes depending on vesting metrics. CrowdStrike Grants CEO New Performance-Based Equity Award
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares (~$476.83 avg), trimming his stake; while not large, insider sales can prompt short‑term selling or signal liquidity needs to some investors. SEC Form 4: Anurag Saha sale
CrowdStrike Stock Down 0.1%
Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $475.63 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $513.16 and its 200 day moving average is $482.71. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. The firm has a market cap of $119.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -377.48, a PEG ratio of 114.47 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The company’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current 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.
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