Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. Boosts Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,952 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,961 shares during the quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $5,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.78, for a total value of $3,272,604.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 169,613 shares in the company, valued at $70,521,693.14. This represents a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock worth $45,722,274 in the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of CRWD opened at $391.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $434.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $469.29. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -310.65, a PEG ratio of 21.65 and a beta of 1.06.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 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 $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.03 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike reported Q4 results that beat consensus (≈$1.31B revenue, $1.12 EPS), disclosed ARR topping ~$5.25B and highlighted a record net new ARR — news that underpins upside to subscription growth and recurring revenue. BusinessWire: Q4 & FY26 Results
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike issued very strong forward guidance: Q1 FY27 EPS guide ~1.06–1.07 vs. consensus ~0.68, and FY27 EPS ~4.78–4.90 vs. consensus ~3.26 — a material beat on outlook that supports margin and cash‑flow upside. (Guidance included in the company release above.) BusinessWire: Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage / upgraded CrowdStrike to an overweight / strong‑buy with a ~$450 price target, signaling institutional confidence that the company can navigate AI‑era security demand and recover from the recent AI‑related sell‑off. Seeking Alpha: Wells Fargo Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Some buy‑side analysts reiterated bullish stances (e.g., TD Cowen kept a Buy / $480 target), reflecting confidence in product road‑map and Falcon adoption but not changing near‑term narrative materially. TipRanks: TD Cowen Note
• Neutral Sentiment: BTIG adjusted its price target (to $499) while keeping a buy stance, showing some divergence across brokerages on upside magnitude even as they acknowledge strong execution. AmericanBankingNews: BTIG PT
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms flagged valuation as a concern and left or moved to Hold/neutral (e.g., Bernstein maintained a Hold citing rich multiples; Robert W. Baird cut its target to $450 and kept a neutral view) — that pressurizes upside despite strong numbers. TipRanks: Bernstein Hold AmericanBankingNews: Baird PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Investor caution from heavy insider selling disclosures and some third‑party data feeds that reported conflicting metrics (an outlier QuiverQuant piece showing a large EPS discrepancy) add near‑term noise and can amplify volatility. QuiverQuant: Data/Reporting Note

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Capital One Financial dropped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $590.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Argus raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $550.00 price objective on CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $520.43.

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.