CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Trading Up 1.5% – Should You Buy?

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) traded up 1.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $482.04 and last traded at $477.26. 1,823,667 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 46% from the average session volume of 3,376,261 shares. The stock had previously closed at $470.02.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Berenberg Bank assumed coverage on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $600.00 price objective on the stock. Arete Research set a $706.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $555.10.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $516.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $482.30. The company has a market capitalization of $120.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -378.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 118.25 and a beta of 1.09.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In related news, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total transaction of $3,994,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,574,999.04. This represents a 41.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,830 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $494.53, for a total value of $8,817,469.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,115,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,045,959,138.21. The trade was a 0.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 120,595 shares of company stock valued at $61,294,989 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. increased 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 worth $1,179,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew 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 worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 26.7% during the third quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $611,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.