Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Trims Stock Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky reduced its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 11.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 38,327 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,100 shares during the period. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $18,795,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the third quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 26.7% during the 3rd quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $611,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $608,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on CRWD shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Mizuho decreased their price target on CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Susquehanna increased their target price on CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 target price on CrowdStrike and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.94.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $391.42 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.68 billion, a PE ratio of -310.65, a PEG ratio of 21.65 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $434.98 and its 200 day moving average is $469.29. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.03 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 43,726 shares in the company, valued at $20,849,868.58. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

More CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike reported Q4 results that beat consensus (≈$1.31B revenue, $1.12 EPS), disclosed ARR topping ~$5.25B and highlighted a record net new ARR — news that underpins upside to subscription growth and recurring revenue. BusinessWire: Q4 & FY26 Results
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike issued very strong forward guidance: Q1 FY27 EPS guide ~1.06–1.07 vs. consensus ~0.68, and FY27 EPS ~4.78–4.90 vs. consensus ~3.26 — a material beat on outlook that supports margin and cash‑flow upside. (Guidance included in the company release above.) BusinessWire: Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage / upgraded CrowdStrike to an overweight / strong‑buy with a ~$450 price target, signaling institutional confidence that the company can navigate AI‑era security demand and recover from the recent AI‑related sell‑off. Seeking Alpha: Wells Fargo Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Some buy‑side analysts reiterated bullish stances (e.g., TD Cowen kept a Buy / $480 target), reflecting confidence in product road‑map and Falcon adoption but not changing near‑term narrative materially. TipRanks: TD Cowen Note
• Neutral Sentiment: BTIG adjusted its price target (to $499) while keeping a buy stance, showing some divergence across brokerages on upside magnitude even as they acknowledge strong execution. AmericanBankingNews: BTIG PT
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms flagged valuation as a concern and left or moved to Hold/neutral (e.g., Bernstein maintained a Hold citing rich multiples; Robert W. Baird cut its target to $450 and kept a neutral view) — that pressurizes upside despite strong numbers. TipRanks: Bernstein Hold AmericanBankingNews: Baird PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Investor caution from heavy insider selling disclosures and some third‑party data feeds that reported conflicting metrics (an outlier QuiverQuant piece showing a large EPS discrepancy) add near‑term noise and can amplify volatility. QuiverQuant: Data/Reporting Note

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.