CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Shares Down 1.4% – What’s Next?

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) shares traded down 1.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $468.40 and last traded at $468.76. 1,591,834 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 52% from the average session volume of 3,328,221 shares. The stock had previously closed at $475.63.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: J.P. Morgan reaffirmed a bullish view (Buy/Overweight) and a high price target, supporting demand from institutional and momentum buyers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broad analyst upgrade flow and rising price targets (multiple firms raising targets and coverage) prop up sentiment that CRWD benefits from AI-enabled security demand and could see further price-target increases. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Macro theme tailwind — commentators and some analysts name cyber + AI as a core 2026 theme, positioning CrowdStrike as a beneficiary of AI-driven product adoption for Falcon. This narrative attracts thematic flows. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: CrowdStrike granted a new performance‑based equity award for the CEO tied to a $20B ARR goal — aligns long‑term incentives but could be viewed as potential dilution or a model item; impact depends on vesting metrics and accounting. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity was flagged recently — can amplify intraday moves but is ambiguous for direction without strike/volume context. Traders may interpret it as positioning ahead of catalysts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling continues to show up in filings (CAO Anurag Saha and multiple executive sales noted by data aggregators), which can sap confidence and trigger short‑term selling despite being routine liquidity. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and momentum concerns: recent commentary warns CRWD trades at a premium (high sales multiple) and has lost short‑term momentum, meaning even small growth misses or market rotation into lower‑multiple stocks could put pressure on the share price. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRWD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Macquarie reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $485.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. JMP Securities lifted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Loop Capital set a $550.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $555.10.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $513.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $482.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $118.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -372.03, a PEG ratio of 114.47 and a beta of 1.09.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. The company 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%.CrowdStrike’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,574,999.04. This trade represents a 41.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 transaction of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,090,532 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,006,340,294.16. The trade was a 0.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 98,395 shares of company stock worth $49,645,217. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in CrowdStrike by 6.4% during 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 holdings in CrowdStrike by 26.7% during the 3rd quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.