CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Given New $525.00 Price Target at UBS Group

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) had its price objective cut by stock analysts at UBS Group from $590.00 to $525.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price target suggests a potential upside of 35.43% from the stock’s previous close.

CRWD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, November 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $582.00 to $472.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. HSBC boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $508.85.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

CRWD stock traded down $3.76 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $387.66. The stock had a trading volume of 3,146,557 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,908,065. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $434.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $469.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -307.67, a P/E/G ratio of 21.65 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $298.00 and a 52 week high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 2.12%. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.03 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 7,871 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.78, for a total value of $3,272,604.38. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 169,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,521,693.14. The trade was a 4.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the sale, the director owned 76,082 shares in the company, valued at $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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 Trading of CrowdStrike

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management lifted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 170.0% during the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 54 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and forward guidance impressed — CrowdStrike reported revenue of ~$1.31B, record ARR (~$5.25B) and an EPS beat, then issued Q1 and FY‑2027 guidance well above Street consensus (Q1 EPS and FY EPS ranges materially higher than analysts expected). This is the main bullish catalyst behind the intraday strength. BusinessWire: Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Several firms reaffirmed/upgraded ratings and high targets after the print (e.g., Rosenblatt re‑affirmed Buy with a $555 target; Cantor Fitzgerald kept Overweight at $520), supporting the rally from buy‑side analysts. Benzinga: analyst notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Market context: sector volatility and the broader AI‑disruption debate remain key — some coverage notes CrowdStrike “holding steady” despite mixed software moves elsewhere, so macro/sector flows could mute follow‑through. 247WallSt: CrowdStrike holds steady
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ revisions are mixed — some firms trimmed price targets or moved to neutral while others kept Buy/Outperform calls; that creates a mixed signal even as headline guidance is strong. Benzinga: analysts cut forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: Several notable price‑target cuts and more cautious stances (e.g., Needham lowered $575→$475; Canaccord $515→$400; Morgan Stanley and BMO trimmed targets) are pressuring sentiment and could cap gains. Benzinga: price target moves
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling remains notable in filings reported by data providers (multiple recent insider sales), which investors may view negatively if they interpret it as profit‑taking or reduced insider conviction. Quiver Quant: earnings & insider activity

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.