Traynor Capital Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Traynor Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 10.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 53,117 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,205 shares during the period. CrowdStrike makes up approximately 1.5% of Traynor Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Traynor Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $26,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ 2026 “Voice of the Customer” for Endpoint Protection Platforms, receiving the most 5‑star ratings and a 97% willingness-to-recommend score based on ~800 responses — a strong credibility and competitive win that supports demand for its platform. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: CEO George Kurtz disclosed that North Korean operatives used AI-generated credentials to infiltrate U.S. companies — a high-profile example of evolving cyber threats that can increase enterprise spending on identity, detection, and prevention tools where CrowdStrike competes. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts at Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating with a $485 price target — a modest upside to current levels that suggests limited near-term analyst-driven upward pressure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent media pieces and market summaries note the stock has recently outperformed on some sessions (MarketWatch, Zacks, MSN), reflecting continued investor interest but also higher intraday volatility. MarketWatch Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in late January appears to show effectively zero reported short shares (likely a data/ reporting oddity), so short-covering is not a clear near-term driver based on the available figures.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $469.19 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $118.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -372.37, a PEG ratio of 115.72 and a beta of 1.03. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $482.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $477.76. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. CrowdStrike’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 179,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,571,169.62. The trade was a 5.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total value of $8,448,219.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares in the company, valued at $1,006,340,294.16. The trade was a 0.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 69,048 shares of company stock valued at $34,509,857. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on CRWD. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $435.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Barclays lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $610.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $621.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.21.

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.