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

Shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifty-two brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seventeen have given a hold recommendation and thirty-three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $555.1042.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on CRWD. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $590.00 price target on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research downgraded CrowdStrike from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $630.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Mizuho set a $540.00 price objective on CrowdStrike in a report on Thursday.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

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

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In other news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total value of $398,629.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,849,868.58. This trade represents a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total transaction of $5,082,698.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 179,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,571,169.62. This represents a 5.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 73,395 shares of company stock valued at $36,920,217. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. grew its stake 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 valued at $1,179,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Financially Speaking Inc grew its position in CrowdStrike by 26.7% during 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 increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 1.6% in 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 period. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC increased its stake in CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD 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 stock has a market capitalization of $118.64 billion, a PE ratio of -373.50, a P/E/G ratio of 111.57 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $502.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $481.62.

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 during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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, equities research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

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.