IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd Has $11.51 Million Position in CrowdStrike $CRWD

IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd lifted its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 36.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,470 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,230 shares during the quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $11,509,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted 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 during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,697,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Eagle Strategies LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 0.9% in the second quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 4,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,283,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its position in CrowdStrike by 10.3% in the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,046,000 after acquiring an additional 1,111 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike agreed to acquire SGNL for about $740M to bolster identity and identity‑centric security against AI‑powered threats — expands product stack and addresses a high‑priority market. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Acquires SGNL For $740M To Support Identity Security Against AI-Powered Threats
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco to advance cybersecurity transformation in Saudi Arabia — a potential large commercial and country‑level reference deal. CrowdStrike Enters into MoU with Aramco to Advance Saudi Arabia’s Cybersecurity Transformation
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary highlights CrowdStrike’s strong positioning around AI-era security threats, framing the company as a leader that could benefit from increased demand for advanced endpoint and identity protection. CrowdStrike Remains In Prime Position Amid AI ‘Software Apocalypse:’ Analyst
• Neutral Sentiment: High‑profile coverage and fund moves (Jim Cramer/charitable trust mentions) have increased attention but are not a clear short‑term price driver. Jim Cramer Highlights the Charitable Trust’s New Holdings in CrowdStrike
• Negative Sentiment: Substantial insider selling: CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares (~$11.9M) and CFO Burt Podbere sold 7,871 shares (~$3.27M) in early February — the size/timing of these Form 4s is fueling investor concern. SEC Form 4 — George Kurtz Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Market focus on stretched valuation and slowing growth: multiple outlets highlight a sharp pullback (roughly ~22% over three months) and question whether revenue growth and rising costs justify current multiples. CrowdStrike Plunges 22% in 3 Months: Time to Hold or Fold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term technical and sentiment pressures: headlines note multiple sessions of declines and dramatic intraday drops that are compressing the stock as investors react to insider sales and valuation worries. CrowdStrike on track to log seventh straight session of losses

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CrowdStrike news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,849,868.58. The trade was a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRWD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Truist Financial raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $435.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD opened at $377.16 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $95.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -299.33, a PEG ratio of 23.77 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $472.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $475.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

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.