Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Free Report) by 91.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 71 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Financial Management Professionals Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $36,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,417 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter valued at $59,596,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter valued at $151,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 37.3% in the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 6,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,384,000 after buying an additional 1,893 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter valued at $858,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other CrowdStrike news, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,830 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $494.53, for a total transaction of $8,817,469.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,115,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,045,959,138.21. This represents a 0.84% 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, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,762 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $482.41, for a total transaction of $850,006.42. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 37,255 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,972,184.55. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 129,066 shares of company stock worth $60,934,078. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.6%
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.84% and a negative return on equity of 1.53%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.04 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.95 EPS. Research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
CRWD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Daiwa Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $505.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $510.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $480.00 to $440.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wedbush restated a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $480.07.
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About CrowdStrike
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.
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