CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CEO George Kurtz Sells 6,777 Shares

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) CEO George Kurtz sold 6,777 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $438.60, for a total value of $2,972,392.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,083,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $913,934,943. This represents a 0.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

George Kurtz also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 22nd, George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of CrowdStrike stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total transaction of $8,448,219.00.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 3.9%

CRWD stock traded down $17.12 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $421.73. 3,822,592 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,604,879. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $106.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -334.71, a P/E/G ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $476.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $476.77. CrowdStrike has a 1 year low of $298.00 and a 1 year high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. 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 net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for Application Security Posture Management — an endorsement that supports product leadership and enterprise demand. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s expansion into cloud security and identity protection as a growth driver, reinforcing recurring revenue potential and cross-sell opportunities. This supports ARR durability that investors value in cyber names. Expansion into Cloud Security and Identity Protection Driving Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced the date for its Q4 & FY2026 results conference call — an event that will likely drive near-term volatility and set the next leg of the stock’s direction. Investors should be positioned for guidance and ARR/renewal commentary. Conference Call Date Announced
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple analyst-coverage pieces and aggregator articles (Zacks, Yahoo, MSN) are discussing whether CRWD is a buy amid recent weakness — analyst tone appears generally constructive but mixed on valuation, which can lead to divergent short-term reaction from the stock. Is CrowdStrike a Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest entries in the feed show zeros/NaN and a 0.0 days-to-cover — the data looks unreliable and shouldn’t be taken as evidence of a significant short squeeze or covering activity. Monitor reliable filings for true positioning changes. (source data entries)
• Negative Sentiment: Headline coverage notes CRWD fell more steeply than the broader market in the latest session, reflecting increased selling pressure and headline-driven flows that can amplify moves in a high-multiple growth name. CRWD Falls More Steeply Than Market
• Negative Sentiment: Analyses and pieces about a “floor test” after a Fortinet upgrade and articles calling out valuation risks suggest sector rotation and competitive/relative-value moves are pressuring the stock — investors sensitive to multiples may be selling into news. Floor Test After Fortinet Upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Opinion pieces point to a >20% pullback from the 52-week high and debate whether valuation is stretched despite strong growth — that narrative can keep selling pressure as investors re-assess near-term upside vs. risk. Buy Or Fear CRWD Stock At $440?

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,179,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc boosted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 26.7% in 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 during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.6% during the third quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% during the third quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CRWD shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $435.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $555.21.

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.