CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Shares Down 9.2% – Should You Sell?

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD)’s stock price traded down 9.2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $374.52 and last traded at $377.16. 5,990,152 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 98% from the average session volume of 3,023,479 shares. The stock had previously closed at $415.36.

CrowdStrike News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike announced a strategic acquisition of SGNL (reported purchase price ~$740M) to bolster identity/security capabilities against AI-powered threats — this strengthens product portfolio and cross-sell potential. CRWD Acquires SGNL
• Positive Sentiment: The company signed an MoU with Saudi Aramco to advance cybersecurity transformation in Saudi Arabia — a large-market partnership that supports international enterprise demand. MoU with Aramco
• Positive Sentiment: Industry recognition — CrowdStrike was named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Application Security Posture Management, reinforcing product leadership and enterprise adoption. Gartner Customers’ Choice
• Neutral Sentiment: The company has an upcoming Q4 & FY2026 results conference call — investors should watch guidance, ARR and renewal commentary for a potential catalyst. Conference Call Date
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and some analysts frame recent weakness as a buying opportunity (CNBC, others) while others caution on valuation — mixed coverage can widen short-term trading ranges. CNBC Buy-Opportunity Piece
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and aggregator headlines note steep recent weakness and debate stretched valuation; Zacks moved coverage more negative (to strong sell), pressuring sentiment. Zacks Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights a >20% pullback from the 52‑week high and a “floor test” narrative after peers’ moves — investors sensitive to multiples have been selling. Seeking Alpha: Multi-Session Losses
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: filings show CEO and CFO stock sales disclosed this week; while not unusual, these transactions add to short‑term negative sentiment. Insider Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst pieces and stock-screen headlines (Zacks/Forbes/Zacks plunge commentary) call out slowing revenue growth vs. rising costs and rich multiples — a core reason for selling pressure. Zacks: 22% Slide Analysis

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on CRWD shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $353.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Daiwa Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Mizuho set a $540.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -299.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 24.13 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $475.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $476.34.

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. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In related 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 transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the business’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 approximately $86,571,169.62. The trade was a 5.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 63,523 shares of company stock worth $30,533,092 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,714,000 after acquiring an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,638,365,000. Vestor Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 269,840.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 977,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $497,690,000 after purchasing an additional 976,822 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 310.0% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 872,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,989,000 after purchasing an additional 659,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,430,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,933,425,000 after purchasing an additional 596,007 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.