Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C. raised its stake in CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD – Free Report) by 397.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 174 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C.’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $49,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 17,926.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 925,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,668,000 after purchasing an additional 920,695 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in CrowdStrike by 47.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,753,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $671,828,000 after buying an additional 564,662 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in CrowdStrike by 619.0% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 554,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,865,000 after acquiring an additional 477,706 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 248.6% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 521,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,180,000 after acquiring an additional 371,695 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,061,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,149,124,000 after acquiring an additional 315,280 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages recently commented on CRWD. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $435.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $345.00 to $335.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $365.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, thirty-one have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $328.74.
CrowdStrike Stock Performance
NASDAQ:CRWD traded down $0.75 on Friday, hitting $330.03. The stock had a trading volume of 2,845,710 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,525,897. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $289.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $308.66. The stock has a market cap of $80.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 478.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 21.64 and a beta of 1.10. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $189.12 and a 52-week high of $398.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.07. CrowdStrike had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 8.44%. The business had revenue of $963.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $958.27 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 31.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity
In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 10,776 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.28, for a total transaction of $3,203,489.28. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 400,390 shares in the company, valued at $119,027,939.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other CrowdStrike news, President Michael Sentonas sold 10,776 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.28, for a total value of $3,203,489.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 400,390 shares in the company, valued at $119,027,939.20. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 55,325 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $296.62, for a total transaction of $16,410,501.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,109,746 shares in the company, valued at approximately $329,172,858.52. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 108,248 shares of company stock valued at $32,143,350 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 4.34% of the company’s stock.
About CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.
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