CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock Price Down 2.4% on Analyst Downgrade

Shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) were down 2.4% during mid-day trading on Friday after Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on the stock from $600.00 to $500.00. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a buy rating on the stock. CrowdStrike traded as low as $359.29 and last traded at $371.98. Approximately 5,096,982 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 33% from the average daily volume of 3,837,403 shares. The stock had previously closed at $381.10.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on CrowdStrike from $630.00 to $555.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $353.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Thirty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $528.74.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In related news, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total transaction of $3,994,660.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $5,574,999.04. The trade was a 41.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Product catalyst — CrowdStrike launched FalconID (phishing‑resistant MFA) and announced Fal.Con Gov, events and product releases that reinforce its enterprise security positioning and AI‑era roadmap. CrowdStrike FalconID Extends Risk-Aware Identity Security to Multi-Factor Authentication
• Positive Sentiment: Government/go‑to‑market momentum — Fal.Con Gov (March 18) and partnerships (e.g., VAST Data) highlight GTM expansion into public sector and AI system security, supporting longer‑term revenue growth potential. CrowdStrike Fal.Con Gov Accelerates National Cyber Defense in the AI Threat Era
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive — Jefferies lowered its target but kept a “buy” rating, leaving meaningful upside from current levels and signaling continued institutional support. Jefferies adjusts CrowdStrike price target to $500 from $600, maintains buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Market flow and sentiment signals — recent intraday spikes and higher volume were driven by commentaries (e.g., Jensen Huang) and option expiries; expirations of large puts reduce one form of bearish pressure but create short‑term noise. With Bearish Overhangs in the Rearview Mirror, CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Looks Tempting
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data shows an anomalous zero reading for late February; likely a reporting/data quirk and not a meaningful change in crowd positioning. (Note: the published short‑interest figure reads 0 shares.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings and estimates — Q4 revenue growth is expected to remain strong, but Wall Street is focused on margin/expense trends; quarterly results and guidance will likely drive the next major price move. CRWD to Report Q4 Earnings: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target reductions — JPMorgan, Evercore and others cut targets (JPM: $582→$472; Evercore: $460→$375), and some firms issued pessimistic forecasts, pressuring sentiment and reducing near‑term upside expectations. JPMorgan adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to $472 from $582
• Negative Sentiment: AI‑risk headlines — announcements from AI firms (e.g., Anthropic/Claude) briefly spooked cybersecurity stocks, and analysts warn that AI‑related uncertainty plus premium valuation and rising costs could weigh on near‑term results. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Widens Its Moat as ‘Claude Risk’ Spooks Investors

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,216,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,351,748,000 after buying an additional 340,047 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in CrowdStrike by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,161,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,232,167,000 after acquiring an additional 239,428 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,947,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,777,227,000 after purchasing an additional 137,224 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,186,714,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,271,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,002,398,000 after purchasing an additional 53,813 shares during the period. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $93.78 billion, a PE ratio of -295.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $438.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $469.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

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.