Analysts Set CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) PT at $555.21

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifty ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seventeen have assigned a hold recommendation and thirty-one have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $555.2083.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on CRWD shares. Capital One Financial cut their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $590.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $555.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $640.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $421.73 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $476.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $476.77. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $298.00 and a 12-month high of $566.90. The firm has a market cap of $106.32 billion, a PE ratio of -334.71, a PEG ratio of 27.22 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total value of $5,082,698.28. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at $86,571,169.62. This represents a 5.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total transaction of $8,448,219.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,090,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,006,340,294.16. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 63,523 shares of company stock worth $30,533,092. 3.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Advyzon Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 142.9% in the second quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 6.7% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 22,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,083,000 after buying an additional 1,428 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 394.8% during the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after buying an additional 2,357 shares during the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 53,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,047,000 after buying an additional 5,205 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 22,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,912,000 after acquiring an additional 1,512 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for Application Security Posture Management — an endorsement that supports product leadership and enterprise demand. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s expansion into cloud security and identity protection as a growth driver, reinforcing recurring revenue potential and cross-sell opportunities. This supports ARR durability that investors value in cyber names. Expansion into Cloud Security and Identity Protection Driving Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced the date for its Q4 & FY2026 results conference call — an event that will likely drive near-term volatility and set the next leg of the stock’s direction. Investors should be positioned for guidance and ARR/renewal commentary. Conference Call Date Announced
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple analyst-coverage pieces and aggregator articles (Zacks, Yahoo, MSN) are discussing whether CRWD is a buy amid recent weakness — analyst tone appears generally constructive but mixed on valuation, which can lead to divergent short-term reaction from the stock. Is CrowdStrike a Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest entries in the feed show zeros/NaN and a 0.0 days-to-cover — the data looks unreliable and shouldn’t be taken as evidence of a significant short squeeze or covering activity. Monitor reliable filings for true positioning changes. (source data entries)
• Negative Sentiment: Headline coverage notes CRWD fell more steeply than the broader market in the latest session, reflecting increased selling pressure and headline-driven flows that can amplify moves in a high-multiple growth name. CRWD Falls More Steeply Than Market
• Negative Sentiment: Analyses and pieces about a “floor test” after a Fortinet upgrade and articles calling out valuation risks suggest sector rotation and competitive/relative-value moves are pressuring the stock — investors sensitive to multiples may be selling into news. Floor Test After Fortinet Upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Opinion pieces point to a >20% pullback from the 52-week high and debate whether valuation is stretched despite strong growth — that narrative can keep selling pressure as investors re-assess near-term upside vs. risk. Buy Or Fear CRWD Stock At $440?

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.