George Kurtz Sells 17,550 Shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total transaction of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,006,340,294.16. The trade was a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

George Kurtz also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 3rd, George Kurtz sold 6,975 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $549.89, for a total transaction of $3,835,482.75.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 0.9%

CrowdStrike stock traded down $4.30 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $478.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,995,918 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,424,052. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The company has a market cap of $120.72 billion, a PE ratio of -380.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 116.21 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $514.92 and its 200 day moving average is $482.53. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $298.00 and a 52-week high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on CRWD. Truist Financial raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $353.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Daiwa Capital Markets increased their target price on CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.10.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 44.9% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 30.2% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,263,000 after acquiring an additional 2,807 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in CrowdStrike by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $849,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the first quarter worth $264,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 34.8% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stores Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company momentum: Recent coverage and analyst write-ups highlight exceptional ARR and Net New ARR growth (including large improvements from Falcon Flex) and raised ARR guidance that underline durable subscription expansion. CrowdStrike: My Cybersecurity Pick For 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships as growth levers: Expanded AWS integration and deals with system integrators (Deloitte, Wipro) should speed Falcon adoption, which can convert trials into recurring revenue and larger, stickier deals. CrowdStrike Looks Unstoppable—But Has the Market Priced It In?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/sector bullishness: Industry pieces (Zacks, others) place CrowdStrike among top cybersecurity picks as enterprises lift spending to protect cloud/AI systems — a structural tailwind for CRWD. 3 Cybersecurity Stocks to Protect the Digital World in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate / consolidation: Multiple pieces note CrowdStrike’s strong results but caution that much of the company’s growth may already be priced in, and the stock is consolidating after recent highs. This is more of a mixed/market-perception factor than a direct operational problem. CrowdStrike Stock Can’t Catch a Break—Even After a Blowout Quarter
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by top executives: CEO George Kurtz, CFO Burt Podbere, President Michael Sentonas and CAO Anurag Saha disclosed sales totaling tens of thousands of shares on Dec. 22 — sizeable dollar amounts that can be perceived as profit-taking and may pressure sentiment. (CEO SEC filing) CEO Form 4 (CFO) CFO Form 4 (President) President Form 4 (CAO) CAO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/market-pressure: The stock has slipped below the 50‑day moving average and faces near-term consolidation; with valuation already stretched, that technical break combined with profit-taking increases downside pressure until buyers reassert confidence. MarketBeat technical discussion

About CrowdStrike

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.