Insider Selling: CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CFO Sells $714,477.90 in Stock

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CFO Burt Podbere sold 1,630 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $438.33, for a total transaction of $714,477.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 177,484 shares in the company, valued at $77,796,561.72. The trade was a 0.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 9.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $377.16 on Friday. 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 $95.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -299.33, a PEG ratio of 23.77 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a 1-year low of $298.00 and a 1-year high of $566.90. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $472.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $475.65.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for 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 prior year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $555.21.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco to support cybersecurity transformation in Saudi Arabia — a potential multi-year commercial opportunity in a large market. CrowdStrike Enters into MoU with Aramco
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike agreed to acquire SGNL for ~$740M to bolster identity security and counter AI-powered threats — strategic product expansion that supports cross-sell of identity and cloud security but could weigh on near-term cash/earnings. CrowdStrike Acquires SGNL
• Positive Sentiment: Some outlets (contrarian buys) are framing the pullback as an opportunity — CNBC highlighted CrowdStrike as unfairly caught in a broader software sell-off, which could attract value-minded buyers. We’re buying this name
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and analyst notes are debating valuation vs. growth — several pieces run a valuation check and outline why long-term ARR/cross-sell are supportive, but they also flag that multiples look rich versus near-term growth deceleration. Valuation Check
• Neutral Sentiment: Media mentions (Jim Cramer coverage) note institutional buying in some trusts and highlight both panic selling and long-term software demand — mixed signals for near-term flows. Jim Cramer Highlights Trust Holdings
• Negative Sentiment: Headline-driven selling: several wires note CrowdStrike is being sold harder than the market, contributing to today’s sharp down move as momentum and headline flows amplify price action. Seven Straight Sessions of Losses
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade and bearish takes: Zacks cut coverage to a more negative stance (cited in multiple feeds), and opinion pieces highlight a >20% pullback from the 52-week high and valuation risk, pressuring sentiment. Zacks Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: filings show CEO and CFO stock sales (disclosed Form 4 filings), which investors often view negatively during a sell-off even if small relative to holdings. Insider Selling Alerts
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/sector pressure and technical signals: analyst write-ups argue a “floor test” after a competitor upgrade and a 3?month ~22% slide reflect investor rotation out of high-multiple software names, adding selling momentum. Plunges 22% in 3 Months

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Company 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.