CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Issues Earnings Results

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 1.53% and a negative net margin of 6.84%. CrowdStrike updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance to 1.090-1.110 EPS.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

CRWD stock traded up $12.42 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $516.55. The stock had a trading volume of 4,671,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,420,558. The firm has a market cap of $129.63 billion, a PE ratio of -434.07, a PEG ratio of 120.02 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $511.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $477.91. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on CRWD. Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “hold” rating and a $600.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Research raised CrowdStrike from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Mizuho lifted their price target on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. 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 report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $549.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,706 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $495.67, for a total value of $5,306,643.02. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 220,424 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $109,257,564.08. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total transaction of $10,000,000.00. Following the sale, the president directly owned 379,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $189,558,000. This represents a 5.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 116,622 shares of company stock worth $58,561,456 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Logan Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth $52,000. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.