CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Trading 4.5% Higher After Analyst Upgrade

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) was up 4.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday after Zacks Research upgraded the stock from a strong sell rating to a hold rating. The company traded as high as $429.69 and last traded at $426.16. Approximately 5,906,268 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 45% from the average daily volume of 4,063,195 shares. The stock had previously closed at $407.68.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on CrowdStrike from $575.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 price objective on CrowdStrike and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Capital One Financial decreased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $590.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $505.98.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 91,947 shares of company stock worth $41,438,616. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed record annual recurring revenue (> $5B), a swing to GAAP profitability and accelerating net new ARR — headlines that underpin the rally and long-term growth story. CrowdStrike’s Record ARR And AI Security Push Reshape Growth Story
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike launched FalconID (AI-powered MFA) and struck a strategic partnership to deliver Falcon on STACKIT’s EU sovereign cloud (Schwarz Digits) — moves that expand addressable market in regulated Europe and support enterprise sales momentum. CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits Partner to Deliver AI-Native and Sovereign Cybersecurity Platform on STACKIT
• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised FY2027 EPS estimates and reiterated an Outperform/Buy stance, signaling some analysts see upside to margins and model improvements after the quarter. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Receives a Buy from Scotiabank
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsements and institutional flows: Jim Cramer called CrowdStrike his “favorite” cybersecurity name, and Baron Global Opportunity Fund increased its stake — both support positive sentiment and buying interest. Jim Cramer Says “CrowdStrike’s the Best of the Best”
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage activity: Wells Fargo initiated coverage and CrowdStrike presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference — visibility that can help liquidity and analyst debate but not an immediate directional catalyst. CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Coverage Initiated at Wells Fargo & Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector context — Okta’s strong quarter boosted interest in cybersecurity names broadly (positive for sector flows), but it also highlights differing execution and guidance among identity/security peers. Okta Earnings Beat, But Growth Questions Remain (CRWD)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports for early March appear to contain erroneous/zero values (NaN/0), so short-interest signals are unreliable in the current data release. (Data item without a valid source link)
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms trimmed price targets (Jefferies $600→$500; Citi $610→$525; Argus $600→$520) while keeping Buy ratings — a re-rating of high-multiple software names that could limit near-term upside despite continued analyst support. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) Price Target Reduced to $500 at Jefferies Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on CrowdStrike

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Union Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $521,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter valued at about $490,000. Stenger Family Office LLC increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 314.6% during the fourth quarter. Stenger Family Office LLC now owns 8,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,216,000 after purchasing an additional 6,824 shares during the period. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the fourth quarter worth about $216,342,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.7%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $431.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $468.58. The firm has a market cap of $108.15 billion, a PE ratio of -579.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 3.81% and a negative return on equity of 0.14%. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.03 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About CrowdStrike

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.