CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Director Denis Oleary Sells 7,750 Shares

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total value of $3,994,660.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,574,999.04. The trade was a 41.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD traded up $3.16 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $515.19. 1,631,974 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,311,524. 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 market capitalization of $129.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -408.88, a P/E/G ratio of 123.94 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $515.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $480.06. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $298.00 and a 52-week high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The company 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. 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 expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 44.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,417 shares during the period. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the first quarter valued at approximately $595,000. Savvy Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.7% during the first quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 1,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 22.6% during the first quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 8,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,125,000 after purchasing an additional 1,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the 1st quarter valued at $106,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $540.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. UBS Group increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Arete Research set a $706.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $554.11.

CrowdStrike Company Profile

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.