CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Given New $500.00 Price Target at The Goldman Sachs Group

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) had its price objective lowered by stock analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $564.00 to $500.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 27.23% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price target on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $511.30.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $393.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $99.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -311.90, a P/E/G ratio of 21.65 and a beta of 1.06. 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 has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $434.98 and its 200-day moving average is $469.29.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,849,868.58. This trade represents a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of CrowdStrike 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 169,613 shares in the company, valued at approximately $70,521,693.14. This represents a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock worth $45,722,274 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CRWD. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,216,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,351,748,000 after purchasing an additional 340,047 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in CrowdStrike by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,161,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,232,167,000 after buying an additional 239,428 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in CrowdStrike by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,947,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,777,227,000 after acquiring an additional 137,224 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike by 54,635.9% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,293,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,186,714,000 after acquiring an additional 4,285,640 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,271,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,002,398,000 after acquiring an additional 53,813 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

More CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and forward guidance impressed — CrowdStrike reported revenue of ~$1.31B, record ARR (~$5.25B) and an EPS beat, then issued Q1 and FY‑2027 guidance well above Street consensus (Q1 EPS and FY EPS ranges materially higher than analysts expected). This is the main bullish catalyst behind the intraday strength. BusinessWire: Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Several firms reaffirmed/upgraded ratings and high targets after the print (e.g., Rosenblatt re‑affirmed Buy with a $555 target; Cantor Fitzgerald kept Overweight at $520), supporting the rally from buy‑side analysts. Benzinga: analyst notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Market context: sector volatility and the broader AI‑disruption debate remain key — some coverage notes CrowdStrike “holding steady” despite mixed software moves elsewhere, so macro/sector flows could mute follow‑through. 247WallSt: CrowdStrike holds steady
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ revisions are mixed — some firms trimmed price targets or moved to neutral while others kept Buy/Outperform calls; that creates a mixed signal even as headline guidance is strong. Benzinga: analysts cut forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: Several notable price‑target cuts and more cautious stances (e.g., Needham lowered $575→$475; Canaccord $515→$400; Morgan Stanley and BMO trimmed targets) are pressuring sentiment and could cap gains. Benzinga: price target moves
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling remains notable in filings reported by data providers (multiple recent insider sales), which investors may view negatively if they interpret it as profit‑taking or reduced insider conviction. Quiver Quant: earnings & insider activity

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.