CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is up 4.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The most likely driver is continued investor reaction to CrowdStrike’s expanded NVIDIA partnership announced on October 21, 2026, along with a fresh Wall Street price-target increase published on October 22. This could also be because investors are viewing the new AI-security integrations as a meaningful growth catalyst for CrowdStrike’s platform. ([crowdstrike.com](https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/press-releases/crowdstrike-nvidia-expand-ai-agent-security-software-silicon/?utm_source=openai))
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Sources:
CrowdStrike, SEC, Yahoo Finance, Investing.com
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$CRWD Insider Trading Activity
$CRWD insiders have traded $CRWD stock on the open market 1866 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1866 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CRWD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- GEORGE KURTZ (PRESIDENT AND CEO) has made 0 purchases and 1646 sales selling 1,001,679 shares for an estimated $276,625,453.
- BURT W. PODBERE (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) has made 0 purchases and 36 sales selling 531,835 shares for an estimated $141,738,188.
- MICHAEL SENTONAS (PRESIDENT) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 314,023 shares for an estimated $89,646,605.
- SAMEER K GANDHI has made 0 purchases and 130 sales selling 131,183 shares for an estimated $47,279,429.
- GERHARD WATZINGER has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 130,000 shares for an estimated $35,592,101.
- ROXANNE S AUSTIN has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 50,000 shares for an estimated $11,880,000.
- ANURAG SAHA (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 35,010 shares for an estimated $10,332,358.
- CARY DAVIS has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 29,940 shares for an estimated $7,365,117.
- DENIS OLEARY sold 14,500 shares for an estimated $2,724,115
- JOHANNA FLOWER has made 0 purchases and 19 sales selling 10,298 shares for an estimated $2,276,597.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$CRWD Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,300 institutional investors add shares of $CRWD stock to their portfolio, and 1,098 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 32,697,852 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,238,259,693
- FMR LLC added 17,627,660 shares (+128.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,363,093,113
- NORGES BANK added 14,679,044 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,800,541,409
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 12,300,773 shares (-74.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,346,802,976
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 7,972,808 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,521,092,174
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 7,068,281 shares (-74.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,348,521,990
- LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC removed 5,958,481 shares (-76.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,136,788,797
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$CRWD Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $CRWD stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CRWD stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 07/17, 05/15 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER purchased up to $15,000 on 07/15.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
$CRWD Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CRWD in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 07/07/2026
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 06/04/2026
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 06/04/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $CRWD, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CRWD forecast page.
$CRWD Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CRWD recently. We have seen 33 analysts offer price targets for $CRWD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $720.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Mike Cikos from Needham set a target price of $235.0 on 07/09/2026
- Yi Fu Lee from Benchmark set a target price of $230.0 on 07/08/2026
- Roger Boyd from UBS set a target price of $235.0 on 07/07/2026
- Keith Weiss from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $172.0 on 07/07/2026
- Adam Borg from Stifel set a target price of $220.0 on 07/07/2026
- Saket Kalia from Barclays set a target price of $169.0 on 07/06/2026
- Catharine Trebnick from Rosenblatt set a target price of $825.0 on 06/23/2026
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