CrowdStrike $CRWD Shares Sold by Brookstone Capital Management

Key Points

• Brookstone Capital Management trimmed its CrowdStrike stake by 7% in Q4, selling 5,306 shares and ending the period with 70,276 shares valued at roughly $32.94 million.
• Insider selling has been notable recently: President Michael Sentonas sold 19,367 shares for about $7.96 million, and insiders have sold 116,469 shares (~$48.37 million) in the past 90 days, though insiders still own 3.32% of the company.
• Analyst views are mixed but skew positive with a consensus Moderate Buy and an average target of $505.08; CrowdStrike slightly beat the quarter (EPS $1.12 vs $1.10; revenue $1.31B, +23.8%) while the stock trades near $380, below its 50- and 200-day moving averages.

Brookstone Capital Management cut its stake in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Free Report) by 7.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 70,276 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,306 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management's holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $32,942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 0.8% in the third quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company's stock worth $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company's stock valued at $164,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 26.7% in the 3rd quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company's stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company's stock valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $400.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays cut their price target on CrowdStrike from $610.00 to $550.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Capital One Financial decreased their price target on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $590.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $440.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $353.00 to $368.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $505.08.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $380.06 on Tuesday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $416.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $468.66. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $96.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -513.59, a PEG ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.77.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. CrowdStrike's quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded CRWD to "outperform" and set a $450 price target (~20–22% upside), a direct catalyst cited for Monday's rally. CrowdStrike jumps as analyst flags 20% upside amid AI fears
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated bullish conviction, naming CrowdStrike a top AI-security pick and keeping its buy stance — supporting the narrative that AI risks could boost security spend. CrowdStrike Gains 4% as Morgan Stanley Names It a Top AI Security Bet
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts cited an escalation in Iranian cyber activity as a bullish demand driver; Benzinga reports a "double upgrade" tied to geopolitical risk raising prospects for more enterprise security spending. CrowdStrike Gets Double Upgrade As Iran's Cyber Army Escalates Attacks
• Positive Sentiment: Macro and thematic pieces argue the pullback creates an attractive entry given CrowdStrike's AI-driven endpoint leadership and subscription model — framing the sell-off as a buying opportunity for long-term investors. 3 Reasons CRWD Has Explosive Upside Potential
• Neutral Sentiment: Options and trading commentary suggest some traders plan to "sell the rip" into upgrade-driven rallies, signaling potential short-term volatility even as analyst support grows. CRWD "Sell the Rip" Options Strategy on Upgrade & Rally
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: March filings show ~$28M of CRWD insider sales tied to RSU tax-withholding, which MarketBeat frames as non-bearish but may still concern some investors monitoring insider flows. Cybersecuity Signals: CEO Buys PAWN, Insider Sales Hit CRWD, RBRK
• Negative Sentiment: Broader negative pressure persists from debates that agentic AI tools could displace parts of traditional cybersecurity or compress margins; commentary and recent steep pullbacks highlight execution and secular-risk concerns investors still weigh. I've Changed My Mind on CrowdStrike Stock. The Agentic AI Boom Changes Everything.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 19,367 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.06, for a total transaction of $7,960,999.02. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 406,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,278,400.64. This represents a 4.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 116,469 shares of company stock valued at $48,369,351. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike 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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