Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC Cuts Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC lowered its position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 7.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 243,355 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,214 shares during the period. CrowdStrike comprises approximately 2.3% of Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $119,336,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 91.9% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: J.P. Morgan reaffirmed a Buy rating, citing CrowdStrike’s structural advantages, SIEM displacement opportunity, and continued platform momentum — a catalyst for investor confidence in growth and market share gains. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citizens (reported via InsiderMonkey) maintained a “Market Outperform” stance and a $550 price target, defending CrowdStrike’s premium valuation on the strength of its endpoint leadership — supports upside expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Stephens & Co. reiterated an Overweight recommendation and a $590 price target (reported across outlets), signaling significant upside from current levels and reinforcing institutional buy-side interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s AI/security moat and recent Amazon integrations, which investors view as strengthening its platform differentiation and long-term recurring-revenue profile. Product/partner news like this can support a re-rating of the multiple. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks flagged CrowdStrike as a “trending” stock among its users — increased attention can boost volume and short-term volatility but isn’t a direct fundamental catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a Hold rating — a reminder that some strategists view the valuation as already pricing in significant growth; this can temper a unanimous bullish narrative. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of options activity and recent intraday outperformance suggests elevated trading interest and positioning by derivatives traders — can amplify moves but doesn’t change fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch noted the stock’s recent outperformance versus the broader market — reflects the combined effect of analyst notes, product/partnership news, and retail interest rather than a single new fundamental event. Article Title

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.9%

NASDAQ CRWD opened at $481.36 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $121.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -382.03, a PEG ratio of 114.79 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $515.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $482.28. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,706 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $495.67, for a total value of $5,306,643.02. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 220,424 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,257,564.08. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,830 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $494.53, for a total value of $8,817,469.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,115,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,045,959,138.21. This trade represents a 0.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 120,595 shares of company stock valued at $61,294,989 over the last ninety days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $590.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Arete Research set a $706.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $550.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday, December 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $555.10.

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.