TIAA Trust National Association Increases Holdings in CrowdStrike $CRWD

TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,543 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares during the quarter. TIAA Trust National Association’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $26,256,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advyzon Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 142.9% during the 2nd quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after buying an additional 533 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its position in CrowdStrike by 6.7% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 22,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,083,000 after purchasing an additional 1,428 shares during the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 394.8% during the third quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357 shares in the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in CrowdStrike by 10.9% during the third quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 53,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,047,000 after purchasing an additional 5,205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 22,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,912,000 after buying an additional 1,512 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 2.4%

CRWD stock opened at $371.98 on Friday. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $438.69 and its 200 day moving average is $469.33. The company has a market capitalization of $93.78 billion, a PE ratio of -295.22, a P/E/G ratio of 21.44 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Product catalyst — CrowdStrike launched FalconID (phishing‑resistant MFA) and announced Fal.Con Gov, events and product releases that reinforce its enterprise security positioning and AI‑era roadmap. CrowdStrike FalconID Extends Risk-Aware Identity Security to Multi-Factor Authentication
• Positive Sentiment: Government/go‑to‑market momentum — Fal.Con Gov (March 18) and partnerships (e.g., VAST Data) highlight GTM expansion into public sector and AI system security, supporting longer‑term revenue growth potential. CrowdStrike Fal.Con Gov Accelerates National Cyber Defense in the AI Threat Era
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive — Jefferies lowered its target but kept a “buy” rating, leaving meaningful upside from current levels and signaling continued institutional support. Jefferies adjusts CrowdStrike price target to $500 from $600, maintains buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Market flow and sentiment signals — recent intraday spikes and higher volume were driven by commentaries (e.g., Jensen Huang) and option expiries; expirations of large puts reduce one form of bearish pressure but create short‑term noise. With Bearish Overhangs in the Rearview Mirror, CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Looks Tempting
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data shows an anomalous zero reading for late February; likely a reporting/data quirk and not a meaningful change in crowd positioning. (Note: the published short‑interest figure reads 0 shares.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings and estimates — Q4 revenue growth is expected to remain strong, but Wall Street is focused on margin/expense trends; quarterly results and guidance will likely drive the next major price move. CRWD to Report Q4 Earnings: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target reductions — JPMorgan, Evercore and others cut targets (JPM: $582→$472; Evercore: $460→$375), and some firms issued pessimistic forecasts, pressuring sentiment and reducing near‑term upside expectations. JPMorgan adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to $472 from $582
• Negative Sentiment: AI‑risk headlines — announcements from AI firms (e.g., Anthropic/Claude) briefly spooked cybersecurity stocks, and analysts warn that AI‑related uncertainty plus premium valuation and rising costs could weigh on near‑term results. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Widens Its Moat as ‘Claude Risk’ Spooks Investors

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total value of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at approximately $848,695,075.02. This represents a 1.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 100,247 shares of company stock worth $45,722,274 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, December 1st. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $528.74.

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.