CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Shares Down 3.9% – Here’s What Happened

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) shares fell 3.9% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $415.05 and last traded at $421.73. 3,809,865 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 36% from the average session volume of 2,811,085 shares. The stock had previously closed at $438.85.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights’ 2026 “Voice of the Customer” report for ASPM — a validation that can help drive enterprise adoption and pricing power. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’ for Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Tools Report
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and coverage note the company’s expansion into cloud security and identity protection as drivers of ARR growth and cross‑sell opportunities. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD) Expansion into Cloud Security and Identity Protection Driving Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Several market pieces (including Zacks and The Motley Fool) emphasize long‑term opportunity from CrowdStrike’s cloud‑native, AI-enabled Falcon platform and ongoing analyst optimism. Forget AI: This High‑Growth Security Platform Has Multibagger Potential
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced the date for its Q4 and FY2026 earnings conference call — a near‑term catalyst that will reset expectations during reporting. CrowdStrike Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results Conference Call
• Neutral Sentiment: Public attention/volume has risen and financial sites are flagging CrowdStrike as a top‑searched/most‑watched name — increased focus can amplify moves in either direction. CrowdStrike (CRWD) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent short‑interest reporting in the feed looks unreliable (shows zero), so don’t read too much into that data point until corrected by exchanges or official reports.
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts and commentary pieces flag CrowdStrike’s rich valuation relative to growth and margins — concerns that current multiples may already price in strong execution, increasing downside risk if guidance slips. CrowdStrike Recognition And Global Cloud Expansion Weighed Against Valuation And Risks
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive news — notably a Fortinet upgrade — and writeups about a “floor test” have pressured the stock, as investors re‑rate relative security peers and await proof that ARR growth can remain resilient. CrowdStrike’s floor test after Fortinet’s upgrade: What comes next?
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and fundamentals are headwinds: the stock is trading below its 50‑ and 200‑day averages, and investors are focused on margin compression and near‑term guidance after a modest revenue beat last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on CRWD. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Arete Research set a $706.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Macquarie reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $485.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 3.9%

The stock has a market cap of $106.32 billion, a PE ratio of -334.71, a P/E/G ratio of 108.05 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $478.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $477.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, Director Denis Oleary sold 7,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $515.44, for a total value of $3,994,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,574,999.04. The trade was a 41.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total transaction of $1,385,820.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 76,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,145,319.08. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 55,116 shares of company stock worth $26,846,222. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.