CrowdStrike (CRWD) Competitors $513.77 +17.67 (+3.56%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$514.30 +0.53 (+0.10%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 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 CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRWD or DDOG? 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CRWD or DDOG? CrowdStrike presently has a consensus target price of $453.88, indicating a potential downside of 11.66%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $143.03, indicating a potential downside of 8.07%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Datadog is more favorable than CrowdStrike.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CrowdStrike 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Datadog 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRWD or DDOG? Datadog has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCrowdStrike$3.95B32.39-$19.27M-$0.69-744.59Datadog$2.68B20.02$183.75M$0.46338.25 Which has more volatility and risk, CRWD or DDOG? CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CRWD or DDOG 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 CrowdStrike-4.17% 0.43% 0.17% Datadog 5.85%6.39%3.27% Does the media prefer CRWD or DDOG? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 21 more articles in the media than Datadog. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for CrowdStrike and 39 mentions for Datadog. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Datadog's score of 0.99 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CrowdStrike 45 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Datadog 24 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 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$128.14B$47.16B$27.74B$9.04BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.12%3.99%P/E Ratio-744.5975.2337.2420.25Price / Sales32.3914.412,031.56177.43Price / Cash193.88186.0738.5158.10Price / Book36.6718.447.225.67Net Income-$19.27M$481.55M$763.57M$249.21M7 Day Performance2.89%2.16%2.80%3.28%1 Month Performance9.68%1.15%5.52%3.95%1 Year Performance31.84%25.86%52,212.03%20.98% CrowdStrike Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRWDCrowdStrike4.3973 of 5 stars$513.77+3.6%$453.88-11.7%+31.8%$128.14B$3.95B-744.5910,118Trending NewsInsider TradeDDOGDatadog4.3335 of 5 stars$134.12+1.5%$143.03+6.7%+15.6%$46.25B$2.68B291.164,800Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap UpFTNTFortinet4.2637 of 5 stars$105.58+2.4%$105.62+0.0%+72.3%$80.81B$5.96B43.4412,600Positive NewsMETAMeta Platforms3.9524 of 5 stars$741.61+1.1%$719.52-3.0%+32.8%$1.86T$170.36B28.9274,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMSFTMicrosoft4.6959 of 5 stars$497.73+0.4%$521.14+4.7%+6.6%$3.70T$245.12B38.46228,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPANWPalo Alto Networks4.4833 of 5 stars$203.70+1.6%$208.00+2.1%+17.8%$135.71B$8.03B116.3015,289Positive NewsInsider TradePLTRPalantir Technologies2.3464 of 5 stars$137.46+5.1%$89.32-35.0%+393.1%$324.06B$2.87B597.043,936Trending NewsInsider TradeZSZscaler3.7646 of 5 stars$311.84-1.1%$295.50-5.2%+56.1%$48.55B$2.55B-1,199.234,980Analyst ForecastNETCloudflare3.7744 of 5 stars$195.60+0.8%$145.92-25.4%+120.0%$67.72B$1.67B-849.503,220Insider TradeSSentinelOne3.7256 of 5 stars$18.06+1.1%$24.83+37.5%-9.5%$6.00B$821.46M-13.672,800SNOWSnowflake3.8675 of 5 stars$223.04+0.2%$225.22+1.0%+54.6%$74.41B$3.63B-52.943,990Trending NewsInsider Trade 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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