CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Trading 1.7% Higher - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• CrowdStrike Stock Movement: The stock increased by 1.7% to $424.56, although its trading volume decreased significantly by 80% compared to the average daily volume.
• Analyst Ratings: CrowdStrike has been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with target prices ranging from $430.00 to $530.00 by various analysts, with 24 giving a Buy rating and 19 a Hold rating.
• Recent Earnings Report: The company reported earnings of $0.93 per share, exceeding estimates and reflecting a 21.4% year-over-year revenue increase, while providing FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Get Free Report) was up 1.7% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $424.55 and last traded at $424.56. Approximately 756,635 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 80% from the average daily volume of 3,701,445 shares. The stock had previously closed at $417.63.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on CrowdStrike from $495.00 to $460.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Susquehanna increased their price target on CrowdStrike from $425.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $430.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $430.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $490.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and nineteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $460.10.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.88. The company has a 50-day moving average of $453.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $426.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $107.21 billion, a PE ratio of -358.99, a P/E/G ratio of 130.70 and a beta of 1.12.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 1.53% and a negative net margin of 6.84%.CrowdStrike's revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.04 earnings per share. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.95 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, Director Roxanne S. Austin sold 9,447 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $512.65, for a total value of $4,843,004.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,667,553.70. This trade represents a 33.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Sameer K. Gandhi sold 6,250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $447.09, for a total transaction of $2,794,312.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 774,761 shares in the company, valued at approximately $346,387,895.49. This represents a 0.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 172,484 shares of company stock worth $81,523,228 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.32% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new position in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 91.9% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 71 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company's stock.

CrowdStrike Company Profile

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.

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