CrowdStrike (CRWD) Competitors $475.96 +6.13 (+1.30%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$475.70 -0.26 (-0.05%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRWD vs. DDOG, FTNT, META, MSFT, PANW, PLTR, ZS, NET, S, and SNOWShould you be buying CrowdStrike stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CrowdStrike include Datadog (DDOG), Fortinet (FTNT), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Zscaler (ZS), Cloudflare (NET), SentinelOne (S), and Snowflake (SNOW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. CrowdStrike vs. Its Competitors Datadog Fortinet Meta Platforms Microsoft Palo Alto Networks Palantir Technologies Zscaler Cloudflare SentinelOne Snowflake Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, DDOG or CRWD? Datadog has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DDOG or CRWD more profitable? Datadog has a net margin of 5.85% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Datadog's return on equity of 6.39% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Datadog5.85% 6.39% 3.27% CrowdStrike -4.17%0.43%0.17% Do analysts rate DDOG or CRWD? Datadog currently has a consensus price target of $145.34, suggesting a potential upside of 0.22%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $460.93, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Datadog is more favorable than CrowdStrike.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Datadog 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77CrowdStrike 1 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has higher earnings & valuation, DDOG or CRWD? Datadog has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDatadog$2.68B18.66$183.75M$0.46315.26CrowdStrike$3.95B30.01-$19.27M-$0.69-689.80 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DDOG or CRWD? 78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Datadog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor DDOG or CRWD? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 48 more articles in the media than Datadog. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for CrowdStrike and 39 mentions for Datadog. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Datadog's score of 0.81 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Datadog 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CrowdStrike 61 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDatadog beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CrowdStrike News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRWD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRWD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrowdStrikeSecurity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$118.63B$45.11B$28.45B$9.41BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.09%4.04%P/E Ratio-689.8072.7333.5919.84Price / Sales30.0113.961,804.1499.59Price / Cash177.41174.6737.8657.94Price / Book35.5519.487.635.65Net Income-$19.27M$481.55M$779.03M$258.00M7 Day Performance-0.52%2.75%2.35%2.09%1 Month Performance-1.90%-0.34%7.48%11.13%1 Year Performance38.74%26.02%52,761.55%18.40% CrowdStrike Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRWDCrowdStrike4.4677 of 5 stars$475.96+1.3%$460.93-3.2%+32.4%$117.10B$3.95B-689.8010,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeDDOGDatadog4.1621 of 5 stars$140.24+2.1%$144.27+2.9%+18.1%$48.44B$2.68B304.916,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeFTNTFortinet4.2052 of 5 stars$103.01+4.0%$106.14+3.0%+77.5%$78.86B$5.96B42.4014,138Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMETAMeta Platforms3.6628 of 5 stars$725.13+1.1%$729.38+0.6%+51.8%$1.82T$164.50B28.2874,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionMSFTMicrosoft4.569 of 5 stars$502.63-0.1%$534.14+6.3%+15.4%$3.74T$245.12B38.83228,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPANWPalo Alto Networks4.1367 of 5 stars$191.16+2.0%$208.00+8.8%+18.2%$127.43B$8.87B109.2015,289Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPLTRPalantir Technologies2.7476 of 5 stars$147.06+3.5%$90.37-38.5%+445.7%$346.78B$2.87B638.893,936Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeZSZscaler4.2218 of 5 stars$293.28+1.2%$296.82+1.2%+46.9%$45.66B$2.17B-1,127.817,348Positive NewsNETCloudflare3.9157 of 5 stars$184.70+1.8%$148.92-19.4%+137.3%$63.99B$1.67B-802.634,263Analyst ForecastInsider TradeSSentinelOne3.962 of 5 stars$17.98+4.0%$24.83+38.1%-16.0%$5.98B$864.14M-13.622,800Analyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake3.8168 of 5 stars$214.10+1.5%$225.36+5.3%+56.6%$71.46B$3.63B-50.847,834Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Datadog Competitors Fortinet Competitors Meta Platforms Competitors Microsoft Competitors Palo Alto Networks Competitors Palantir Technologies Competitors Zscaler Competitors Cloudflare Competitors SentinelOne Competitors Snowflake Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CRWD) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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