Johanna Flower Sells 3,000 Shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock

17 Jan 2026, 02:14 by Sarita Garza · The Markets Daily

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total transaction of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 76,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CRWD traded down $1.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $453.88. 3,434,214 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,169,078. 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 business’s 50-day moving average price is $496.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $480.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $114.42 billion, a P/E ratio of -360.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 110.46 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Equities analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Miller Global Investments LLC purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CRWD. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on CrowdStrike from $350.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Thirty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.21.

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CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

Positive Sentiment: CRWD announced a $740M deal to buy SGNL (Continuous Identity), which extends Falcon into real‑time, risk‑based access control — a strategic fit for securing AI agents and non‑human identities and strengthens the platform narrative. Why CrowdStrike’s SGNL Acquisition Matters for CRWD Stock
Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike is also acquiring Seraphic to add browser‑session protection (AI‑driven risks in browsers), broadening Falcon’s coverage and supporting growth avenues beyond endpoints. CRWD to Acquire Seraphic
Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is increasingly constructive: MarketBeat highlights that a major bear has turned bullish and technical momentum looks to be stabilizing — this supports a potential upside if momentum continues. CrowdStrike: A Major Bear Throws in the Towel—Upside Ahead
Positive Sentiment: BTIG reiterated its Buy and a $640 target recently, and Capital One trimmed its target only slightly (from $600 to $590) while keeping an Overweight rating — both moves keep meaningful upside visible to investors. Capital One / MarketScreener TickerReport BTIG Reiterates Buy
Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary: management warns AI agents can be unpredictable while continuing M&A to bolt on capabilities — underscores both opportunity and execution risk but is not a direct near‑term earnings driver. AOL: CEO says AI agents are unpredictable Yahoo Finance: CEO on M&A
Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp published updated quarterly and full‑year EPS estimates (various quarters) and maintains a Sector Weight — useful for modeling but not a directional catalyst by itself. MarketBeat CRWD page
Negative Sentiment: Despite strategic M&A, investors are focused on valuation: MarketBeat notes the SGNL deal hasn’t changed sentiment much and the stock has been testing support levels; separate coverage flagged that CRWD recently fell more than the broader market — near‑term pressure remains. SGNL acquisition analysis Zacks: Here’s Why CRWD Fell

CrowdStrike Company Profile

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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.