ZEGA Investments LLC Makes New $1.36 Million Investment in CrowdStrike $CRWD

ZEGA Investments LLC bought a new stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,357,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In related news, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $550.20, for a total value of $2,751,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 765,456 shares in the company, valued at $421,153,891.20. This represents a 0.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,574,999.04. The trade was a 41.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 73,395 shares of company stock valued at $36,920,217 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on CRWD. JMP Securities lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $580.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $621.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, DZ Bank lowered CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $440.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.10.

Key Headlines Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike agreed to acquire SGNL to add identity security and real‑time, risk‑based access controls to the Falcon platform — a strategic tuck‑in that could expand addressable market and cross‑sell opportunities. CRWD to Acquire SGNL
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike announced a strategic partnership with Nord Security to target SMB cybersecurity, extending reach into smaller customers and packaging Falcon with Nord’s access/credential tools — helps revenue diversification and go‑to‑market. CrowdStrike and Nord Security Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts broadly praised the SGNL deal and many reiterated buy/upgrade calls (including a recent Berenberg upgrade and coverage noting upside), which can support near‑term sentiment and buying pressure. Analysts Applaud SGNL Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: CrowdStrike is appearing on lists of high‑growth names and is heavily searched by investors — increased attention can amplify moves but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. High‑Growth Stocks List
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest data is effectively meaningless (shows 0 shares / NaN change and 0.0 days to cover) — no actionable signal from this release. Short Interest Report
• Negative Sentiment: KeyBanc analyst flagged risks: lowering bullish stance due to expectations of weaker cybersecurity budgets in 2026 and an absence of AI tailwinds for CrowdStrike — this raises short‑term demand risk and could pressure estimates if broader IT spend softens. KeyBanc Analyst Caution

CrowdStrike Stock Down 0.8%

CrowdStrike stock opened at $466.99 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. CrowdStrike has a 1-year low of $298.00 and a 1-year high of $566.90. The company has a market cap of $117.73 billion, a PE ratio of -370.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 113.19 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $500.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $481.24.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.CrowdStrike’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike 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.