CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Here’s Why

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Monday . Approximately 2,486,067 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 22% from the previous session’s volume of 3,181,102 shares.The stock last traded at $358.7270 and had previously closed at $388.60.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush’s Dan Ives and other bulls call the selloff an overreaction or “ghost trade,” arguing CrowdStrike’s market position and recurring revenue should produce upside when sentiment stabilizes. ‘AI Ghost Trade’ Fears Slam CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Stock — But Dan Ives Sees Winners
• Positive Sentiment: Stifel cut its price target to $480 from $600 but kept a Buy rating, signaling conviction in CrowdStrike’s long-term growth despite nearer-term volatility. Stifel adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to 480 from 600; maintains Buy
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike’s partnerships (Microsoft, Qualtrics and others) keep expanding Falcon’s distribution and enterprise reach, supporting continued ARR growth potential. Can Strategic Partnerships Drive CrowdStrike’s Next Growth Phase?
• Positive Sentiment: Channel checks from Oppenheimer and others continue to rank CrowdStrike as a leader in next‑generation endpoint security — a qualitative advantage if customers prioritize integrated, enterprise-grade platforms over point AI tools. Oppenheimer Channel Checks Bode Well for These 2 Cybersecurity Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Some income/long‑term investors call the pullback a buying opportunity given CrowdStrike’s recent 22% revenue growth and Q3 beat, though valuation assumes continued high growth. Is CrowdStrike Stock a Buy After Falling 17% Year to Date?
• Negative Sentiment: Anthropic’s Claude Code Security release is the main near‑term catalyst for selling pressure — investors worry AI-driven code scanning could automate tasks currently billed by incumbents, pressuring pricing and product roadmaps. Cybersecurity stocks drop for a second day as new Anthropic tool fuels AI disruption fears
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage and commentary highlight fresh valuation risk as AI tools gain traction, prompting rapid re‑rating of high‑growth security names and extending losses into today’s session. CrowdStrike Valuation Tested As AI Code Security Tools Gain Ground
• Negative Sentiment: Follow‑on headlines and momentum trading have amplified the move — multiple outlets report extended losses and heavy volume as investors rapidly reprice the sector. CrowdStrike Stock Extends Losses As Anthropic AI Tool Roils Cybersecurity

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRWD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $550.00 price objective on CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $537.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Thirty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $546.26.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 10.9%

The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market cap of $87.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -275.73, a PEG ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $450.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $472.13.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.CrowdStrike’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.78, for a total value of $3,272,604.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 169,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $70,521,693.14. The trade was a 4.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 in the last quarter. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CRWD. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth $26,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.