CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock Price Expected to Rise, HSBC Analyst Says

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) had its price target boosted by stock analysts at HSBC from $417.00 to $446.00 in a report released on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the stock. HSBC’s price target points to a potential downside of 12.90% from the company’s previous close.

CRWD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday. Arete raised shares of CrowdStrike from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $706.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $556.44.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 0.2%

CRWD stock opened at $512.03 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $128.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -406.37, a PEG ratio of 122.64 and a beta of 1.09. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a 50 day moving average of $515.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $479.49.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for 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 was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.00, for a total value of $5,150,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 354,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $182,369,740. This represents a 2.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 2,347 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $490.98, for a total value of $1,152,330.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 79,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,815,405.86. The trade was a 2.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 110,372 shares of company stock valued at $55,996,956 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWD. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. raised its position in CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the third quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.4% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 26.7% in the third quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% during the third quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.