CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Shares Down 1.1% – What’s Next?
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 1.1% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $354.23 and last traded at $358.15. 1,156,031 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 77% from the average session volume of 4,922,185 shares. The stock had previously closed at $362.29.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on CRWD shares. CICC Research assumed coverage on CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, November 18th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $295.00 price target for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $325.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $365.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $361.25.
View Our Latest Analysis on CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike Stock Up 0.1 %
The stock has a market cap of $89.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 711.13, a PEG ratio of 19.48 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $336.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $315.59.
Insider Activity at CrowdStrike
In related news, insider Shawn Henry sold 4,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.14, for a total transaction of $1,656,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 115,798 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,629,875.72. The trade was a 3.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 6,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.34, for a total value of $2,183,375.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 809,266 shares in the company, valued at $282,708,984.44. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 60,036 shares of company stock worth $20,523,497. 4.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 25.0% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,068,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,421,646,000 after buying an additional 1,013,161 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 17,926.3% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 925,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,668,000 after acquiring an additional 920,695 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 1,655.9% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 755,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,021,000 after acquiring an additional 712,900 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 248.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 521,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,180,000 after purchasing an additional 371,695 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,630,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,701,144,000 after purchasing an additional 275,717 shares during the period. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
CrowdStrike Company 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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