Paragon Advisors LLC Purchases 1,698 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Paragon Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 22.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,137 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,698 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike comprises about 1.2% of Paragon Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Paragon Advisors LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $4,283,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $385.86 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $420.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $469.35. 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 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -521.43, a PEG ratio of 17.24 and a beta of 1.06.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.03 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike unveiled a wave of AI‑first products (Agentic MDR, Falcon Data Security and the Charlotte AI AgentWorks no‑code ecosystem) that aim to drive upsells, services revenue and deepen Falcon’s data moat. Charlotte AI AgentWorks
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded strategic integrations with IBM (Charlotte AI <> IBM ATOM) and Intel (optimizing Falcon for AI PCs) should broaden enterprise distribution and make Falcon more entrenched on endpoints and in SOC workflows. These partner moves materially improve GTM reach. CrowdStrike and IBM Expand Strategic Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Broad ecosystem endorsements (AWS, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Anthropic, Accenture, Deloitte, etc.) around the Charlotte/Falcon launches validate the technology and help scale partner‑led adoption. Autonomous Security and the New AI Arms Race
• Neutral Sentiment: CrowdStrike announced Flex for Services (extending Falcon Flex to services) and ran a startup accelerator (Jazz winner) — positive for long‑term monetization and PR but unlikely to move near‑term fundamentals dramatically. Flex for Services
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling was disclosed (CEO George Kurtz, CFO Burt Podbere, President Michael Sentonas, CAO Anurag Saha and others sold shares on March 23). Heavy insider sales can amplify negative sentiment and short‑term pressure even if proceeds are for diversification or tax planning. SEC Form 4 (Kurtz sale)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector rotation and valuation concerns: investors are rotating out of high‑multiple software/cyber names and debating whether AI tooling will compress pricing or commoditize parts of security workflows. That macro/peer weakness is weighing on CRWD. High‑multiple software sentiment weakens
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and premium valuation remain headwinds — CRWD trades below key short‑term moving averages and at a high multiple on growth expectations, which can prolong volatility until consistent ARR/cash‑flow acceleration is proven. CrowdStrike Stock Outlook

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. DA Davidson upped their target price on CrowdStrike from $425.00 to $455.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $450.00 target price for the company. Stephens increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $465.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on CrowdStrike from $555.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $506.26.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO George Kurtz sold 31,915 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.88, for a total value of $13,145,150.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,162,415 shares in the company, valued at $890,655,490.20. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 15,918 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $410.45, for a total transaction of $6,533,543.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 195,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $80,252,415.35. The trade was a 7.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 116,469 shares of company stock worth $48,369,351 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

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.