Dnca Finance Has $12.74 Million Stock Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Dnca Finance lessened its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,980 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,620 shares during the period. Dnca Finance’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $12,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,714,000 after buying an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,690,000 after acquiring an additional 976,822 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,933,425,000 after purchasing an additional 596,007 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,599,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,274,940,000 after purchasing an additional 431,382 shares during the period. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRWD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. UBS Group reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on CrowdStrike from $575.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $440.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure restated a “neutral” rating and set a $485.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $506.26.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades lift sentiment — DZ Bank and Morgan Stanley raised ratings or reiterated bullish views this week, and market commentary notes Morgan Stanley is “doubling down” on CrowdStrike, supporting near-term demand for the stock. CrowdStrike Stock Rating Upgraded by DZ Bank Morgan Stanley Is Doubling Down on CrowdStrike
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integration with AI browser providers — CrowdStrike announced Falcon Cyber Shield integration into Perplexity’s Comet AI browser (Comet Enterprise), expanding Falcon’s addressable market in AI-native tooling and addressing AI-enabled threat vectors. That partnership is a tangible revenue/expansion catalyst as enterprises adopt AI. CrowdStrike and Perplexity Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Positive media/analyst narratives on momentum and AI leadership — several outlets (Zacks, MSN, The Motley Fool) profile CrowdStrike as a top momentum/AI-security name vs. peers (e.g., Palo Alto Networks), which can attract growth-oriented flows. Why CrowdStrike is a Top Momentum Stock (MSN) CrowdStrike vs. Palo Alto Networks (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported this week appears inconsistent or erroneous (sources show zero shares/NaN changes and 0.0 days to cover), so there’s no clear short-squeeze signal to factor into near-term price moves. (Data anomaly noted 3/11–3/12.)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profitability remain potential headwinds — CrowdStrike trades at a very high market cap and currently shows negative trailing P/E metrics, which could temper upside if growth slows or guidance disappoints. (Investors should weigh upgrades/partnerships against valuation risk.)

CrowdStrike Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $441.78 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. CrowdStrike has a 1 year low of $298.00 and a 1 year high of $566.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $428.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $469.31. The firm has a market cap of $112.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -596.99, a P/E/G ratio of 19.37 and a beta of 1.06.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.78, for a total transaction of $3,272,604.38. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 169,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,521,693.14. This trade represents a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 90,024 shares of company stock worth $40,424,241 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

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.