Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Acquires 1,310 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its holdings in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 9.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 15,238 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,310 shares during the quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $7,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike in the second quarter worth $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. The trade was a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the sale, the director owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 69,048 shares of company stock worth $34,509,857 in the last three months. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CRWD. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $621.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $640.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Arete Research set a $706.00 price target on CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, December 1st. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.21.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

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, reporting the most 5-star ratings and a 97% willingness-to-recommend score — a clear endorsement of product strength and customer stickiness. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice (BusinessWire) CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice (TMCNet)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators note CrowdStrike’s recognition and recent acquisitions improve its long-term outlook by expanding capabilities and cross-sell opportunities for Falcon — supportive for recurring revenue growth. Recognition And Acquisitions Shape Outlook (Yahoo)
• Positive Sentiment: Independent bullish coverage: The Motley Fool continues to list CrowdStrike as a top cybersecurity pick, reinforcing investor belief in durable demand and long-term upside. My Top Cybersecurity Pick for 2025 (Fool)
• Positive Sentiment: Company leadership highlighted real-world threat activity (e.g., reports of AI-generated credential misuse by North Korean actors), which underscores persistent demand for endpoint and identity protection services. That narrative tends to support spending on security. CEO on AI-enabled intrusions (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Macquarie reiterated a “Neutral” rating on CRWD, signaling neither clear buy-side endorsement nor a sell signal — this keeps near-term analyst guidance mixed. Macquarie Reaffirms Neutral (AmericanBankingNews)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes “analysts conflicted” on CrowdStrike, reflecting divergent estimates and contributing to volatility as investors await clearer guidance. Analysts Conflicted (Globe and Mail)
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data for late January is unreliable/zero in the filings cited, so there’s no clear short-squeeze or short-covering dynamic to explain intraday moves. (Source: market data entry)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-wide pressure and AI-related fears are weighing on CrowdStrike: concerns that AI could change software licensing or reduce “seats,” plus high forward multiples (CrowdStrike trades at elevated valuation), are prompting profit-taking ahead of the company’s next earnings. Technical commentary also points to recent breaks below short-term moving averages, adding to downside momentum. Sector/valuation pressures and technicals (MarketBeat)

CrowdStrike Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $444.62 on Friday. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $112.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -352.87, a P/E/G ratio of 113.91 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average of $481.02 and a 200 day moving average of $477.53.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. CrowdStrike’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS 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.