Private Wealth Asset Management LLC Increases Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Private Wealth Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 101.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,416 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,219 shares during the quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $1,185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,417 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,697,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 205.7% in the second quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.8% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 59,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,518,000 after acquiring an additional 2,213 shares during the period. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 23.0% during the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,100,000 after acquiring an additional 1,869 shares during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRWD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, December 29th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. UBS Group increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Mizuho set a $540.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Westpark Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.21.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total value of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,090,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,006,340,294.16. This represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,849,868.58. The trade was a 1.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 69,048 shares of company stock worth $34,509,857. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

More CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ 2026 “Voice of the Customer” for Endpoint Protection Platforms, receiving the most 5‑star ratings and a 97% willingness-to-recommend score based on ~800 responses — a strong credibility and competitive win that supports demand for its platform. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: CEO George Kurtz disclosed that North Korean operatives used AI-generated credentials to infiltrate U.S. companies — a high-profile example of evolving cyber threats that can increase enterprise spending on identity, detection, and prevention tools where CrowdStrike competes. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts at Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating with a $485 price target — a modest upside to current levels that suggests limited near-term analyst-driven upward pressure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent media pieces and market summaries note the stock has recently outperformed on some sessions (MarketWatch, Zacks, MSN), reflecting continued investor interest but also higher intraday volatility. MarketWatch Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in late January appears to show effectively zero reported short shares (likely a data/ reporting oddity), so short-covering is not a clear near-term driver based on the available figures.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $469.19 on Thursday. CrowdStrike has a twelve month low of $298.00 and a twelve month high of $566.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $482.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $477.76. The company has a market capitalization of $118.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -372.37, a PEG ratio of 115.72 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The company 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%.The firm’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. Research analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.