Vontobel Holding Ltd. trimmed its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Free Report) by 19.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 51,278 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,665 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $25,146,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CRWD. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 6.0% during the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 3,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,509,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $398,000. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 1,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 9,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,851,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.
CrowdStrike Stock Performance
Shares of CRWD opened at $476.35 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $514.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $482.56. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $120.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -378.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 115.17 and a beta of 1.09.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on CRWD shares. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 15th. DZ Bank lowered shares of CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $440.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.10.
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Insider Activity
In other news, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $550.20, for a total transaction of $2,751,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 765,456 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $421,153,891.20. This trade represents a 0.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 20,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total transaction of $10,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 379,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $189,558,000. This represents a 5.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 117,559 shares of company stock worth $59,246,587. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.
Key Stores Impacting CrowdStrike
Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Strong operational results and guidance: CrowdStrike reported continued ARR acceleration and raised FY guidance earlier in December, supporting the company’s subscription growth thesis and long‑term revenue visibility. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and go‑to‑market expansion: Expanded AWS integration and system‑integrator deals (Deloitte, Wipro) should accelerate Falcon adoption and convert trials into recurring revenue, reinforcing the growth runway. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds / analyst support: Industry writeups (Zacks and others) continue to list CrowdStrike among top cybersecurity picks as enterprises boost cloud/AI security spending — a structural demand driver. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and consolidation debate: Multiple pieces note CrowdStrike’s premium valuation and that the stock has been consolidating after November highs — this is a mixed factor (positive for long run, but may limit near‑term upside). Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Short interest report appears non‑informative: A December short interest entry in the feed shows zero or malformed data (no meaningful days‑to‑cover signal), so it’s not driving moves.
- Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling by top executives: CEO George Kurtz, CFO Burt Podbere, President Michael Sentonas and CAO Anurag Saha disclosed sizable sales on Dec. 22 (large dollar amounts). Investors often view clustered executive sales as profit‑taking, which can pressure sentiment. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Technical weakness: The stock recently slipped below its 50‑day moving average and is consolidating — with stretched valuation this technical break amplifies near‑term downside risk until buyers return. Read More.
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.
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