Swedbank AB Has $120.37 Million Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Swedbank AB raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 245,456 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,563 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned 0.10% of CrowdStrike worth $120,367,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,714,000 after buying an additional 4,285,640 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,690,000 after purchasing an additional 976,822 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 52.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,771,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $977,149,000 after purchasing an additional 955,529 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,933,425,000 after purchasing an additional 596,007 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $476.35 on Thursday. CrowdStrike has a 1 year low of $298.00 and a 1 year high of $566.90. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $514.47 and a 200-day moving average of $482.56. 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 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.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike News Summary

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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CrowdStrike news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,530 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $734,063.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 44,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,379,956.36. This represents a 3.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 1,879 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.51, for a total transaction of $991,191.29. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 763,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $402,504,372.77. The trade was a 0.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 117,559 shares of company stock valued at $59,246,587 in the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on CRWD. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $640.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. One equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, CrowdStrike presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.10.

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.