CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.02 EPS

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02, FiscalAI reports. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of CRWD traded up $6.56 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $391.42. The stock had a trading volume of 6,230,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,855,984. The company has a market cap of $98.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -310.65, a P/E/G ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.07. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $436.73 and a 200 day moving average of $469.55.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on CRWD. Berenberg Bank set a $600.00 price objective on CrowdStrike and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $537.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Argus increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $520.43.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total value of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at $848,695,075.02. This represents a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the sale, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Logan Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and upgrades — Several firms have reiterated buy/overweight views or upgraded CRWD, arguing recent AI-driven selling is overdone and that CrowdStrike remains best-in-class in endpoint/AI security, which is supporting the rally. Piper Sandler Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental growth drivers highlighted — Analysts point to Falcon Flex adoption, resilient subscription growth and expected strong free cash flow as reasons CrowdStrike can sustain growth despite sector headwinds. JPMorgan Falcon Flex Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings and guidance are the immediate catalyst — CRWD reports Q4 after the bell; options-implied move and commentators expect a volatile reaction where guidance will matter most for direction. Traders are braced for a roughly 8% swing. Investopedia: Expected Move TipRanks: Options Market
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/geopolitical risk is a background headwind — Turmoil (e.g., Strait of Hormuz) pushed futures lower, which can amplify intraday moves in high-beta software names like CRWD ahead of results. Benzinga: Futures/Geopolitics
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling — Data show numerous insider sales over the past six months with no reported insider purchases, which can concern some investors about near-term confidence from executives. QuiverQuant: Insider Trades
• Negative Sentiment: AI-disruption narrative and trimmed price targets — Ongoing debate about AI-driven security tools has pressured the stock and prompted several firms to trim targets; continued concern could cap upside if results or commentary disappoint. Blockonomi: AI Disruption Concerns

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.