Brokerages Set CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Price Target at $555.10

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifty-two research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seventeen have issued a hold recommendation and thirty-three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $555.1042.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on CRWD shares. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday. Daiwa Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $485.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Capital One Financial boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $599.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. The trade was a 3.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total value of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,006,340,294.16. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 73,395 shares of company stock worth $36,920,217 over the last three months. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. boosted its position in CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the third quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc lifted its stake in CrowdStrike by 26.7% in the 3rd quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the third quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $470.61 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $502.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $481.51. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90. The firm has a market cap of $118.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -373.50, a P/E/G ratio of 113.19 and a beta of 1.03.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Berenberg upgraded CRWD to Buy after the share pullback, signaling renewed confidence from a European sell-side shop and providing near-term buying support. Berenberg upgrades CrowdStrike to Buy after stock pullback
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair reiterated a Buy stance, underscoring confidence in CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform expansion and identity/security strategy as consistent with long-term growth. CrowdStrike: Strategic Expansion in Identity Security and Falcon Platform Strengthening Support Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighting strong Q2 metrics and Falcon adoption (including Cantor Fitzgerald’s bullish read) argue there’s meaningful upside if NNARR and multi-module adoption continue to accelerate. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock: Analysts See 29% Upside After Strong Quarter
• Neutral Sentiment: CrowdStrike announced a strategic acquisition of identity-security startup SGNL for roughly $740M to beef up real-time identity protections against AI-driven threats — a clear strategic fit but one that requires integration and capital deployment. CrowdStrike to buy identity security startup SGNL for $740 million to tackle AI threats
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction to the SGNL deal included an intraweek sell-off as some investors punished CRWD for the cash outlay and near-term dilution risks. M&A News: CrowdStrike Stock (CRWD) Gets Knocked Despite $740M Purchase of ID Management Startup SGNL
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary highlights CrowdStrike’s stretched valuation and limited margin of safety despite renewed growth — a risk for investors if growth slows or acquisition benefits take time to materialize. CrowdStrike: Renewed Growth Meets Overstretched Valuations And Momentum – Minimal Margin Of Safety
• Negative Sentiment: Recent headlines and market notes (Zacks, Benzinga) recorded short-term share weakness as the market digests deal details and valuation questions. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors

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.