CrowdStrike $CRWD Shares Bought by Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC

Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,653 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,181 shares during the quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $6,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,714,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% in the second quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,690,000 after purchasing an additional 976,822 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 2.6% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,804,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,502,917,000 after purchasing an additional 370,965 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed record annual recurring revenue (> $5B), a swing to GAAP profitability and accelerating net new ARR — headlines that underpin the rally and long-term growth story. CrowdStrike’s Record ARR And AI Security Push Reshape Growth Story
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike launched FalconID (AI-powered MFA) and struck a strategic partnership to deliver Falcon on STACKIT’s EU sovereign cloud (Schwarz Digits) — moves that expand addressable market in regulated Europe and support enterprise sales momentum. CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits Partner to Deliver AI-Native and Sovereign Cybersecurity Platform on STACKIT
• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised FY2027 EPS estimates and reiterated an Outperform/Buy stance, signaling some analysts see upside to margins and model improvements after the quarter. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Receives a Buy from Scotiabank
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsements and institutional flows: Jim Cramer called CrowdStrike his “favorite” cybersecurity name, and Baron Global Opportunity Fund increased its stake — both support positive sentiment and buying interest. Jim Cramer Says “CrowdStrike’s the Best of the Best”
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage activity: Wells Fargo initiated coverage and CrowdStrike presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference — visibility that can help liquidity and analyst debate but not an immediate directional catalyst. CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Coverage Initiated at Wells Fargo & Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector context — Okta’s strong quarter boosted interest in cybersecurity names broadly (positive for sector flows), but it also highlights differing execution and guidance among identity/security peers. Okta Earnings Beat, But Growth Questions Remain (CRWD)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports for early March appear to contain erroneous/zero values (NaN/0), so short-interest signals are unreliable in the current data release. (Data item without a valid source link)
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms trimmed price targets (Jefferies $600→$500; Citi $610→$525; Argus $600→$520) while keeping Buy ratings — a re-rating of high-multiple software names that could limit near-term upside despite continued analyst support. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) Price Target Reduced to $500 at Jefferies Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on CrowdStrike

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on CRWD shares. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Barclays cut their price objective on CrowdStrike from $610.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Loop Capital set a $550.00 target price on CrowdStrike in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $425.00 to $455.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $505.98.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other news, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total transaction of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 76,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. The trade was a 3.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 91,947 shares of company stock worth $41,438,616 over the last ninety days. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CRWD opened at $428.99 on Friday. CrowdStrike has a 1 year low of $298.00 and a 1 year high of $566.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.15 billion, a PE ratio of -579.71, a PEG ratio of 20.96 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.77. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $431.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $468.93.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.