CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday . Approximately 2,486,067 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 22% from the previous session’s volume of 3,181,102 shares.The stock last traded at $358.7270 and had previously closed at $388.60.

More CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush’s Dan Ives and other bulls call the selloff an overreaction or “ghost trade,” arguing CrowdStrike’s market position and recurring revenue should produce upside when sentiment stabilizes. ‘AI Ghost Trade’ Fears Slam CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Stock — But Dan Ives Sees Winners
• Positive Sentiment: Stifel cut its price target to $480 from $600 but kept a Buy rating, signaling conviction in CrowdStrike’s long-term growth despite nearer-term volatility. Stifel adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to 480 from 600; maintains Buy
• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike’s partnerships (Microsoft, Qualtrics and others) keep expanding Falcon’s distribution and enterprise reach, supporting continued ARR growth potential. Can Strategic Partnerships Drive CrowdStrike’s Next Growth Phase?
• Positive Sentiment: Channel checks from Oppenheimer and others continue to rank CrowdStrike as a leader in next‑generation endpoint security — a qualitative advantage if customers prioritize integrated, enterprise-grade platforms over point AI tools. Oppenheimer Channel Checks Bode Well for These 2 Cybersecurity Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Some income/long‑term investors call the pullback a buying opportunity given CrowdStrike’s recent 22% revenue growth and Q3 beat, though valuation assumes continued high growth. Is CrowdStrike Stock a Buy After Falling 17% Year to Date?
• Negative Sentiment: Anthropic’s Claude Code Security release is the main near‑term catalyst for selling pressure — investors worry AI-driven code scanning could automate tasks currently billed by incumbents, pressuring pricing and product roadmaps. Cybersecurity stocks drop for a second day as new Anthropic tool fuels AI disruption fears
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage and commentary highlight fresh valuation risk as AI tools gain traction, prompting rapid re‑rating of high‑growth security names and extending losses into today’s session. CrowdStrike Valuation Tested As AI Code Security Tools Gain Ground
• Negative Sentiment: Follow‑on headlines and momentum trading have amplified the move — multiple outlets report extended losses and heavy volume as investors rapidly reprice the sector. CrowdStrike Stock Extends Losses As Anthropic AI Tool Roils Cybersecurity

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CRWD. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. HSBC increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on CrowdStrike from $600.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $595.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $546.26.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

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 price of $450.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $472.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.24 billion, a PE ratio of -275.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.03.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total value of $5,082,698.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,571,169.62. The trade was a 5.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.