CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Director Sameer Gandhi Sells 550 Shares

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Director Sameer Gandhi sold 550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $525.45, for a total transaction of $288,997.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 764,906 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $401,919,857.70. The trade was a 0.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

CRWD stock traded up $2.79 on Tuesday, hitting $517.98. 2,010,931 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,286,324. The stock has a market cap of $129.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -411.10, a P/E/G ratio of 124.70 and a beta of 1.09. CrowdStrike has a 1-year low of $298.00 and a 1-year high of $566.90. 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 fifty day moving average of $515.55 and a 200-day moving average of $480.57.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for 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%.The firm’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $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, analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “hold” rating and a $600.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $554.74.

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.