CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) Shares Bought by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 11.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,628 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $1,018,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CRWD. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in CrowdStrike by 1.5% during the second quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $778,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Saturna Capital Corp grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Saturna Capital Corp now owns 1,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC increased its holdings in CrowdStrike by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Means Investment CO. Inc. raised its position in CrowdStrike by 1.8% during the second quarter. Means Investment CO. Inc. now owns 1,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $741,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.1% in the third quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,036,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CRWD opened at $344.36 on Friday. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $198.86 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. The firm has a market cap of $84.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 499.07, a PEG ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s 50 day moving average is $294.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $309.66.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 28th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $963.87 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $958.27 million. CrowdStrike had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 8.44%. The firm’s revenue was up 31.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.06 EPS. Analysts forecast that CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 5,036 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.48, for a total transaction of $1,613,937.28. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 816,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,745,630.40. This represents a 0.61 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Shawn Henry sold 4,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.38, for a total transaction of $1,237,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 124,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,455,315.24. This represents a 3.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 104,248 shares of company stock valued at $31,103,350 in the last quarter. Insiders own 4.34% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on CRWD shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, September 9th. Hsbc Global Res raised CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $345.00 to $335.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $330.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, thirty-one have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $328.74.

CrowdStrike Profile

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.