CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifty-two ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seventeen have issued a hold recommendation, thirty-two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $555.1042.

A number of equities analysts have commented on CRWD shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $490.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRWD opened at $481.36 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $515.43 and a 200 day moving average of $482.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market capitalization of $121.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -382.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 114.79 and a beta of 1.09. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $550.20, for a total transaction of $2,751,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 765,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,153,891.20. The trade was a 0.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total transaction of $3,994,660.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,574,999.04. This trade represents a 41.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 120,595 shares of company stock worth $61,294,989 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: J.P. Morgan reaffirmed a Buy rating, citing CrowdStrike’s structural advantages, SIEM displacement opportunity, and continued platform momentum — a catalyst for investor confidence in growth and market share gains. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citizens (reported via InsiderMonkey) maintained a “Market Outperform” stance and a $550 price target, defending CrowdStrike’s premium valuation on the strength of its endpoint leadership — supports upside expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Stephens & Co. reiterated an Overweight recommendation and a $590 price target (reported across outlets), signaling significant upside from current levels and reinforcing institutional buy-side interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s AI/security moat and recent Amazon integrations, which investors view as strengthening its platform differentiation and long-term recurring-revenue profile. Product/partner news like this can support a re-rating of the multiple. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks flagged CrowdStrike as a “trending” stock among its users — increased attention can boost volume and short-term volatility but isn’t a direct fundamental catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a Hold rating — a reminder that some strategists view the valuation as already pricing in significant growth; this can temper a unanimous bullish narrative. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of options activity and recent intraday outperformance suggests elevated trading interest and positioning by derivatives traders — can amplify moves but doesn’t change fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch noted the stock’s recent outperformance versus the broader market — reflects the combined effect of analyst notes, product/partnership news, and retail interest rather than a single new fundamental event. Article Title

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.