Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Boosts Stock Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 32.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 28,513 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,948 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $13,982,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,186,714,000 after buying an additional 4,285,640 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter worth about $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% in the second quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,690,000 after buying an additional 976,822 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 596,007 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,804,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,502,917,000 after acquiring an additional 370,965 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total value of $5,082,698.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at $86,571,169.62. This trade represents a 5.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was 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. This represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 73,395 shares of company stock valued at $36,920,217. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $470.61 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $502.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $481.62. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market cap of $118.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -373.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 111.57 and a beta of 1.03.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The company’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Equities 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: Berenberg upgraded CRWD to Buy after the share pullback, signaling renewed confidence from a European sell-side shop and providing near-term buying support. Berenberg upgrades CrowdStrike to Buy after stock pullback
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair reiterated a Buy stance, underscoring confidence in CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform expansion and identity/security strategy as consistent with long-term growth. CrowdStrike: Strategic Expansion in Identity Security and Falcon Platform Strengthening Support Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighting strong Q2 metrics and Falcon adoption (including Cantor Fitzgerald’s bullish read) argue there’s meaningful upside if NNARR and multi-module adoption continue to accelerate. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock: Analysts See 29% Upside After Strong Quarter
• Neutral Sentiment: CrowdStrike announced a strategic acquisition of identity-security startup SGNL for roughly $740M to beef up real-time identity protections against AI-driven threats — a clear strategic fit but one that requires integration and capital deployment. CrowdStrike to buy identity security startup SGNL for $740 million to tackle AI threats
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction to the SGNL deal included an intraweek sell-off as some investors punished CRWD for the cash outlay and near-term dilution risks. M&A News: CrowdStrike Stock (CRWD) Gets Knocked Despite $740M Purchase of ID Management Startup SGNL
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary highlights CrowdStrike’s stretched valuation and limited margin of safety despite renewed growth — a risk for investors if growth slows or acquisition benefits take time to materialize. CrowdStrike: Renewed Growth Meets Overstretched Valuations And Momentum – Minimal Margin Of Safety
• Negative Sentiment: Recent headlines and market notes (Zacks, Benzinga) recorded short-term share weakness as the market digests deal details and valuation questions. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on CRWD shares. Arete Research set a $706.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $555.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.10.

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.