CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Trading 1.3% Higher – Here’s Why

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD)’s share price traded up 1.3% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $418.88 and last traded at $413.39. 3,097,562 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 0% from the average session volume of 3,093,298 shares. The stock had previously closed at $408.04.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer flagged CrowdStrike as a buy for his Charitable Trust and said he sees “little or no” risk of AI disruption to CrowdStrike’s business — a high‑visibility endorsement that can support investor confidence. Jim Cramer on CrowdStrike
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts responded positively after news of a collaboration with Saudi Aramco, reinforcing buy-side support and helping sentiment around growth and large-enterprise traction. CrowdStrike Draws Analyst Support After Saudi Aramco Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Two bullish pieces argue the post-correction price greatly improves the risk/reward: one upgrades CRWD to buy after a ~30% pullback; another says the long-term growth story is intact and the shares are “far cheaper.” Those narratives can attract value-seeking growth investors. Upgrading to Buy After The Correction
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was the only vendor named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner’s 2025 Peer Insights report for External Attack Surface Management — a credibility boost for product leadership and enterprise spend momentum. Gartner Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Sector note — rising concerns about AI-driven threats are keeping cybersecurity demand strong; some outlets highlight CrowdStrike as a top play as AI threats surge, which supports longer-term secular tailwinds. Consider These 2 Cybersecurity Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Media summaries explain why CRWD is trading up (coverage of the endorsements, analyst notes, and product wins) — useful for onboarding new investors but mostly descriptive rather than news-driving. Stock Is Up: What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Another consumer-tech summary piece highlights the same drivers behind today’s move; useful context but no new catalyst. Stock Trades Up: Here Is Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry roundup: January saw robust M&A activity in cybersecurity (34 deals), which signals investor interest in the sector but is not a CRWD-specific catalyst. Cybersecurity M&A Roundup

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on CRWD shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Evercore upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Arete Research set a $706.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $468.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $474.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -328.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.63 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total value of $11,916,577.53. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at $848,695,075.02. This trade represents a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 in the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,670,000 after acquiring an additional 2,417 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 3.6% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,697,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $102,000. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 86.4% in the 2nd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $816,000 after purchasing an additional 743 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 41.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 14,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,627,000 after buying an additional 4,407 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

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.