Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 2,033 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC cut its holdings in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 34.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 3,862 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,033 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $1,967,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $281,000. Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 16.1% during the second quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. River Street Advisors LLC bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $194,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $165,000. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $294,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,706 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $495.67, for a total value of $5,306,643.02. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 220,424 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,257,564.08. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,762 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $482.41, for a total value of $850,006.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 37,255 shares in the company, valued at $17,972,184.55. This trade represents a 4.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 132,816 shares of company stock valued at $62,606,356 in the last ninety days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $489.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 1.88. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $283.80 and a 52-week high of $517.98. The company has a market capitalization of $122.94 billion, a PE ratio of -411.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 116.74 and a beta of 1.19. The business’s fifty day moving average is $446.22 and its 200 day moving average is $439.56.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.10. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 1.53% and a negative net margin of 6.84%.The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.95 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CRWD shares. Truist Financial increased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. DZ Bank lowered CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $440.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $460.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on CrowdStrike from $371.00 to $343.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $487.11.

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.