Stephens Inc. AR Has $11.98 Million Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 23,529 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $11,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 114.3% during the first quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. raised its position in CrowdStrike by 305.3% during the first quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 77 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CRWD opened at $503.61 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -423.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 113.89 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $456.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $450.85. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $294.68 and a 12 month high of $517.98.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.10. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.84% and a negative return on equity of 1.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.04 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.95 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 11,883 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $455.47, for a total transaction of $5,412,350.01. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 231,130 shares in the company, valued at approximately $105,272,781.10. This represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 6,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $410.32, for a total transaction of $2,564,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 768,511 shares in the company, valued at $315,335,433.52. This represents a 0.81% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 158,090 shares of company stock worth $75,500,649 over the last three months. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on CRWD. Macquarie boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $465.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. JMP Securities boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Capital One Financial boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $495.00 to $519.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $505.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $494.95.

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.