CrowdStrike $CRWD Stake Raised by Rheos Capital Works Inc.

Rheos Capital Works Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 25.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Rheos Capital Works Inc.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $12,260,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advyzon Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 142.9% in the second quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after buying an additional 533 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its position in CrowdStrike by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 22,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,083,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its position in CrowdStrike by 394.8% in the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 2,357 shares in the last quarter. Perpetual Ltd boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 205.9% in the 3rd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 1,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after purchasing an additional 1,046 shares during the period. Finally, Grant Private Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,690,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Stock Up 0.4%

CRWD stock opened at $458.32 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $115.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -363.75, a P/E/G ratio of 109.81 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a twelve month low of $298.00 and a twelve month high of $566.90. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $506.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $481.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts repriced CrowdStrike higher after a strong Q4 narrative—MarketBeat notes 40+ bullish updates in Q4, a firmer Moderate Buy consensus and higher price targets implying meaningful upside for 2026. 5 Stocks Wall Street Repriced Higher Heading Into 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Product/ARR momentum: Zacks reports Falcon Flex ARR has crossed ~$1.35B, signaling accelerated platform adoption and meaningful recurring-revenue expansion—an important fundamental driver for valuation support. Is Falcon Flex Now the Main Driver of CrowdStrike’s ARR Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and ecosystem reach: coverage examines CrowdStrike’s expanded AI security work with AWS and NVIDIA and the company’s accelerator selecting 35 AI/cyber startups—these moves strengthen the AI/cloud security narrative and long-term TAM. Does CrowdStrike’s Expanded AI Security Accelerator With AWS and NVIDIA Reshape Its Long‑Term Narrative (CRWD)? CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA Select 35 Startups for the 2026 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation check: recent write-ups reassess CRWD after share-price pressure and multi-year gains—discussion is balanced: growth story intact but stretched multiples keep the stock sensitive to execution. Assessing CrowdStrike (CRWD) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pressure And Multi‑Year Gains
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO extracurricular purchase: coverage of the CEO’s reported ~$300M buy into a Mercedes F1 stake is mostly a governance/PR item—not a direct company catalyst, but worth noting for investor perception. Why Crowdstrike CEO just spent a reported $300 million to become a partial owner of the Mercedes F1 team
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector context: a Zacks analyst roundup flags defense, tech and cybersecurity among potential beneficiaries from shifting geopolitics—helps explain sector interest but isn’t CRWD-specific. The Zacks Analyst Blog Chevron, Lockheed, Northrop, CrowdStrike and Palo Alto
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and relative valuation risk: MarketBeat and The Motley Fool note SentinelOne’s deep-value story and broader concerns that CrowdStrike trades at a premium among AI/security names—heightened competition and “frothy” AI valuation talk can cap upside and make CRWD sensitive to execution misses. What’s Up With SentinelOne? An Ultra-Deep Value Opportunity Investors Believe Overvaluation Is One of the Biggest Risks to the AI Story

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on CRWD shares. DZ Bank downgraded CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $440.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $435.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Bank of America boosted their target price on CrowdStrike from $470.00 to $535.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Thirty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $555.10.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at $164,399,015.90. The trade was a 3.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total transaction of $5,082,698.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,571,169.62. The trade was a 5.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 83,395 shares of company stock valued at $42,070,217. 3.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.