Capital Impact Advisors LLC Takes $10.34 Million Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Key Points

• Capital Impact Advisors LLC has acquired a new position in CrowdStrike, investing approximately $10.34 million and making the stock its 7th largest holding with 29,327 shares.
• As of the latest earnings report, CrowdStrike exceeded analysts' expectations with an EPS of $0.93 and revenue of $1.17 billion, up 21.4% year-over-year.
• Insider trading activity has been notable, with CFO Burt W. Podbere and Director Roxanne S. Austin selling significant shares, reflecting a decrease in their holdings by 4.89% and 44.30% respectively.

Capital Impact Advisors LLC bought a new stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 29,327 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,340,000. CrowdStrike makes up 4.0% of Capital Impact Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 114.3% during the 1st quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 305.3% during the 1st quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 77 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company's stock.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $423.51 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $106.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -355.89, a PEG ratio of 133.97 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 1.88. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $242.25 and a one year high of $517.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $450.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $426.27.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.84% and a negative return on equity of 1.53%. CrowdStrike's quarterly revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.04 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.95 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on CRWD shares. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $520.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Stephens increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. BMO Capital Markets set a $450.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $500.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and nineteen have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $460.10.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 11,883 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $455.47, for a total value of $5,412,350.01. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 231,130 shares in the company, valued at $105,272,781.10. This trade represents a 4.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Roxanne S. Austin sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $497.67, for a total transaction of $7,465,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,385,060.86. This represents a 44.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 153,734 shares of company stock worth $72,162,728. Insiders own 3.32% of the company's stock.

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.

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