CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Trading Down 4.1% – Time to Sell?

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) shares traded down 4.1% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $423.77 and last traded at $423.84. 3,611,727 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 9% from the average session volume of 3,970,131 shares. The stock had previously closed at $441.78.

Trending Headlines about CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Falcon for XIoT achieved FedRAMP High authorization, letting CrowdStrike protect mission‑critical federal OT/XIoT systems at the government’s highest security baseline — a direct revenue and credibility boost with U.S. federal buyers. CrowdStrike Achieves FedRAMP High Authorization
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike expanded GovCloud offerings (agentic automation, unified IT/OT protection, flexible procurement), accelerating public‑sector sales motion and making Falcon easier for federal customers to buy and deploy at scale. CrowdStrike Expands GovCloud Offerings
• Positive Sentiment: Deepening NVIDIA tie‑ups (embedding Falcon into NVIDIA AI stacks, Secure‑by‑Design AI blueprint, faster agentic MDR) positions CrowdStrike as an infrastructure security provider for enterprise AI deployments — a large TAM expansion and sticky OEM distribution pathway. CrowdStrike NVIDIA Alliance Embeds Falcon
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships with Nebius (AI cloud) and World Wide Technology (Securing AI lab) extend Falcon into next‑gen AI infrastructure and proving grounds, helping drive enterprise trials and potential high‑value contracts. CrowdStrike and Nebius Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Rising AI‑enabled threats (CrowdStrike data: cloud intrusions +266% in 2025) underscore accelerating demand for advanced endpoint, agent and cloud security — a structural tailwind for recurring revenue. AI-Powered Hacks Surge 89%, Cloud Attacks Spike 266%
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional interest is visible: recent upgrades and price‑target actions (Morgan Stanley top pick, RBC reaffirmation / $550 PT) are supporting buying momentum and signal confidence from large desks. CrowdStrike Has Wall Street’s Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Thematic pieces (Okta + CrowdStrike as AI security backbone) highlight long‑term TAM expansion from agentic AI adoption, which supports the narrative but is more strategic than an immediate earnings trigger. Okta and CrowdStrike Could Be the Backbone of AI Security
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and SaaS‑fear constraints: some analysts note CrowdStrike’s strong fundamentals but flag a premium multiple (forward P/S concerns) that could limit near‑term upside if macro or sector rotation continues. CrowdStrike: Unjustified SaaS Fears (Rating Upgrade)

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRWD has been the topic of several research reports. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Capital One Financial lowered their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $590.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $582.00 to $472.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $506.26.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock has a market cap of $110.53 billion, a P/E ratio of -588.92, a P/E/G ratio of 18.59 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $427.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $469.94.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.03 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $734,063.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,379,956.36. This represents a 3.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at $848,695,075.02. The trade was a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 90,024 shares of company stock valued at $40,424,241. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. boosted its stake in CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the third quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc increased 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 acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by 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.