Cibc World Market Inc. Cuts Stake in CrowdStrike $CRWD

Cibc World Market Inc. lessened its stake in CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 131,538 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,235 shares during the quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. owned approximately 0.05% of CrowdStrike worth $64,504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advyzon Investment Management LLC increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 142.9% in the 2nd quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.7% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 22,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,083,000 after purchasing an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated grew its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 394.8% in the third quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357 shares in the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. increased its position in CrowdStrike by 10.9% in the third quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 53,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,047,000 after purchasing an additional 5,205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 7.3% during the third quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 22,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,512 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD opened at $413.39 on Wednesday. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a market cap of $104.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -328.09, a PEG ratio of 23.35 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $466.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $474.41.

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

CrowdStrike News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts rallied after CrowdStrike disclosed a collaboration with Saudi Aramco, prompting renewed analyst support and helping lift sentiment around enterprise traction. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Draws Analyst Support After Saudi Aramco Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Celebrity endorsement: Jim Cramer named CrowdStrike a buy for his Charitable Trust and said he sees little risk of AI disruption to the business — a retail/institutional sentiment boost. Jim Cramer on CrowdStrike: “I See Little or No Possibility of or Threat of AI Disruption”
• Positive Sentiment: Upgrades/long‑term buy thesis from research/commentary: multiple pieces argue the post‑selloff valuation creates a buying opportunity (upgrades and “same story, far cheaper” coverage). CrowdStrike: Why The 30% Plunge Is Too Much, Upgrading To Buy CrowdStrike After The Correction: Same Story, Far Cheaper
• Positive Sentiment: Product/customer recognition: CrowdStrike was the only vendor named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for External Attack Surface Management — supports competitive positioning. CrowdStrike is the Only Vendor Named as a Customers’ Choice in the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’ for External Attack Surface Management Report
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: coverage noting rising AI-driven cyber threats is pushing investor interest toward leading cybersecurity names like CrowdStrike. Consider These 2 Cybersecurity Stocks as AI Threats Surge in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Market note: coverage and roundup pieces point to active sector M&A and press summaries explaining why the stock is up — informational but not necessarily catalytic. Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 34 Deals Announced in January 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and mainstream outlets are highlighting the intraday uptick, which can amplify momentum but doesn’t change fundamentals. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here’s What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in the feed shows zero shares (likely a reporting/data anomaly) and is inconclusive for directional pressure; treat with caution.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and valuation headwinds remain: the stock trades below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages and has seen a large prior decline (~30% referenced in coverage); CrowdStrike still posts negative net margin and ROE, which keeps some investors cautious.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Arete Research set a $706.00 price objective on CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 target price on CrowdStrike and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at $848,695,075.02. This trade represents a 1.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total transaction of $5,082,698.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 179,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,571,169.62. This trade represents a 5.55% 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 worth $45,722,274 over the last ninety days. 3.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Company 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.