Capital Impact Advisors LLC Increases Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Key Points

• Capital Impact Advisors LLC increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 15.9% in Q3 to 29,656 shares (worth $14.54M), making CRWD about 3.3% of its portfolio and its 14th-largest holding.
• Analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" on CRWD with an average price target of $506.26, though recent reports show mixed moves with some firms cutting targets and others raising them.
• Company insiders sold roughly 90,024 shares (~$40.4M) in the last quarter; this comes as CrowdStrike posted 23.8% revenue growth and a slight EPS beat but still carries a negative trailing P/E and valuation concerns.

Capital Impact Advisors LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Free Report) by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,656 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 4,066 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike makes up about 3.3% of Capital Impact Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Capital Impact Advisors LLC's holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $14,543,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Logan Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CRWD. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on CrowdStrike from $555.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $400.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $506.26.

Insider Activity

In other CrowdStrike news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,530 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $734,063.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44,562 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,379,956.36. The trade was a 3.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 90,024 shares of company stock worth $40,424,241. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company's stock.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

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.)

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.1%

CRWD opened at $441.78 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $428.62 and a 200 day moving average of $469.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. 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 P/E ratio of -596.99, a P/E/G ratio of 19.38 and a beta of 1.06.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.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 business posted $1.03 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast 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.

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