Analysts Set CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Price Target at $538.28

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-nine analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, sixteen have issued a hold recommendation and thirty have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $528.7447.

A number of brokerages have commented on CRWD. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $590.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $537.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $550.00 price target on CrowdStrike in a research note on Thursday, December 11th.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Product catalyst — CrowdStrike launched FalconID (phishing‑resistant MFA) and announced Fal.Con Gov, events and product releases that reinforce its enterprise security positioning and AI‑era roadmap. CrowdStrike FalconID Extends Risk-Aware Identity Security to Multi-Factor Authentication
• Positive Sentiment: Government/go‑to‑market momentum — Fal.Con Gov (March 18) and partnerships (e.g., VAST Data) highlight GTM expansion into public sector and AI system security, supporting longer‑term revenue growth potential. CrowdStrike Fal.Con Gov Accelerates National Cyber Defense in the AI Threat Era
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive — Jefferies lowered its target but kept a “buy” rating, leaving meaningful upside from current levels and signaling continued institutional support. Jefferies adjusts CrowdStrike price target to $500 from $600, maintains buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Market flow and sentiment signals — recent intraday spikes and higher volume were driven by commentaries (e.g., Jensen Huang) and option expiries; expirations of large puts reduce one form of bearish pressure but create short‑term noise. With Bearish Overhangs in the Rearview Mirror, CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Looks Tempting
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data shows an anomalous zero reading for late February; likely a reporting/data quirk and not a meaningful change in crowd positioning. (Note: the published short‑interest figure reads 0 shares.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings and estimates — Q4 revenue growth is expected to remain strong, but Wall Street is focused on margin/expense trends; quarterly results and guidance will likely drive the next major price move. CRWD to Report Q4 Earnings: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target reductions — JPMorgan, Evercore and others cut targets (JPM: $582→$472; Evercore: $460→$375), and some firms issued pessimistic forecasts, pressuring sentiment and reducing near‑term upside expectations. JPMorgan adjusts price target on CrowdStrike to $472 from $582
• Negative Sentiment: AI‑risk headlines — announcements from AI firms (e.g., Anthropic/Claude) briefly spooked cybersecurity stocks, and analysts warn that AI‑related uncertainty plus premium valuation and rising costs could weigh on near‑term results. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Widens Its Moat as ‘Claude Risk’ Spooks Investors

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $371.98 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $438.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $469.57. CrowdStrike has a one year low of $298.00 and a one year high of $566.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -295.22, a PEG ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.03.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total transaction of $1,385,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. This represents a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.78, for a total value of $3,272,604.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 169,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $70,521,693.14. The trade was a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the third quarter worth $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in CrowdStrike in the third quarter worth $25,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 170.0% in the 4th quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 54 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. 71.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.