Ossiam Sells 1,857 Shares of CrowdStrike $CRWD

Ossiam lowered its position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 147,494 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,857 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike comprises 0.9% of Ossiam’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Ossiam owned approximately 0.06% of CrowdStrike worth $72,328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CRWD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $564.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $575.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.26.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades lift sentiment — DZ Bank and Morgan Stanley raised ratings or reiterated bullish views this week, and market commentary notes Morgan Stanley is “doubling down” on CrowdStrike, supporting near-term demand for the stock. CrowdStrike Stock Rating Upgraded by DZ Bank Morgan Stanley Is Doubling Down on CrowdStrike
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product integration with AI browser providers — CrowdStrike announced Falcon Cyber Shield integration into Perplexity’s Comet AI browser (Comet Enterprise), expanding Falcon’s addressable market in AI-native tooling and addressing AI-enabled threat vectors. That partnership is a tangible revenue/expansion catalyst as enterprises adopt AI. CrowdStrike and Perplexity Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Positive media/analyst narratives on momentum and AI leadership — several outlets (Zacks, MSN, The Motley Fool) profile CrowdStrike as a top momentum/AI-security name vs. peers (e.g., Palo Alto Networks), which can attract growth-oriented flows. Why CrowdStrike is a Top Momentum Stock (MSN) CrowdStrike vs. Palo Alto Networks (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported this week appears inconsistent or erroneous (sources show zero shares/NaN changes and 0.0 days to cover), so there’s no clear short-squeeze signal to factor into near-term price moves. (Data anomaly noted 3/11–3/12.)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profitability remain potential headwinds — CrowdStrike trades at a very high market cap and currently shows negative trailing P/E metrics, which could temper upside if growth slows or guidance disappoints. (Investors should weigh upgrades/partnerships against valuation risk.)

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,054,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $848,695,075.02. This represents a 1.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 90,024 shares of company stock worth $40,424,241 over the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $441.78 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $428.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $469.31. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90. The firm has a market cap of $112.04 billion, a PE ratio of -596.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 19.37 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.03 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

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.