Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Trims Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Key Points

• Generali Investments reduced its stake in CrowdStrike by 12.2% in Q2, owning 7,900 shares valued at approximately $4.02 million after selling 1,100 shares.
• Despite the decreases in some institutional holdings, other firms like Brighton Jones LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC increased their stakes significantly, indicating mixed investor sentiment towards CrowdStrike.
• CrowdStrike reported quarterly earnings with an EPS of $0.93, exceeding analyst expectations, and projected guidance indicates continued growth with FY 2026 EPS estimated between $3.600 and $3.720.

Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych lessened its position in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Free Report) by 12.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,900 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,100 shares during the quarter. CrowdStrike makes up about 2.1% of Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych's holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $4,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWD. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 44.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,670,000 after buying an additional 2,417 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 43.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,082 shares of the company's stock worth $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares during the period. Moran Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the first quarter valued at approximately $289,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the first quarter valued at approximately $272,000. Finally, Golden State Equity Partners lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.5% during the first quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 1,677 shares of the company's stock valued at $591,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CRWD opened at $521.98 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $461.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $452.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $294.68 and a 52 week high of $522.43. The stock has a market cap of $131.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -438.63, a PEG ratio of 117.52 and a beta of 1.19.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.10. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 1.53% and a negative net margin of 6.84%.The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.04 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total value of $10,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 379,116 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $189,558,000. This represents a 5.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 6,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $410.32, for a total value of $2,564,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 768,511 shares of the company's stock, valued at $315,335,433.52. The trade was a 0.81% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 158,090 shares of company stock worth $75,500,649 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CRWD. JMP Securities raised their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. DZ Bank downgraded CrowdStrike from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $440.00 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Wedbush reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $405.00 to $430.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $496.47.

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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