CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Price Target Lowered to $440.00 at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $475.00 to $440.00 in a report released on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the stock.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Macquarie Infrastructure reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $485.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on CrowdStrike from $353.00 to $368.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $509.49.

CrowdStrike Trading Up 4.2%

CrowdStrike stock opened at $407.68 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $433.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $468.86. 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 stock has a market cap of $102.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -550.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 22.02 and a beta of 1.06. CrowdStrike has a 12 month low of $298.00 and a 12 month high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.15% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.CrowdStrike’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.03 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CrowdStrike

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total value of $5,498,758.58. Following the sale, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,054,902 shares in the company, valued at $848,695,075.02. This trade represents a 1.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 100,247 shares of company stock valued at $45,722,274 in the last 90 days. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in CrowdStrike by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,000 after buying an additional 2,417 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,697,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in CrowdStrike by 622.7% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,322,000 after buying an additional 3,929 shares during the period. Finally, South Dakota Investment Council raised its stake in CrowdStrike by 71.4% in the 2nd quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 1,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting CrowdStrike

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and ARR strength — CrowdStrike beat modestly on revenue and EPS, reported record ending ARR (~$5.25B) and strong net-new ARR, which supports the recurring-revenue story that investors prize. CrowdStrike Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance in line to slightly ahead — company Q1 and FY27 EPS/revenue guidance came in around or above consensus, giving investors confidence that growth is durable into FY27. Earnings release / guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical tailwind — recent Iran-related tensions have increased focus on cyberthreat risk, boosting demand expectations for cybersecurity vendors including CrowdStrike. How the Recent Geopolitical Flashpoint Adds a Relevance Boost for CrowdStrike Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades / price-target raises — several firms raised targets or reiterated buys after the print (examples include DA Davidson, Stephens, Rosenblatt and new Wells Fargo coverage), which supports near-term upside. Analyst sees further upside as CrowdStrike rallies on Q4 earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed Wall Street reaction — some firms trimmed targets while others raised them; consensus remains net-bullish but price-target dispersion increased, keeping directionality mixed. Wall Street Just Sent a Split but Bullish Signal on CRWD
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical headwinds — the stock remains below its 50- and 200-day moving averages, so momentum traders may be cautious until those levels are reclaimed. CrowdStrike Beats, But AI Concerns Persist
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reporting in feeds shows anomalous ‘0’ figures and is not signaling a meaningful squeeze; ignore those placeholders unless updated.
• Negative Sentiment: Agentic-AI and pricing risk — analysts and commentators flagged that more capable AI agents could compress software pricing or reduce module needs over time, a structural risk for premium-priced platforms. CrowdStrike Beats, But AI Fears Still Win
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and valuation concerns — elevated insider sales disclosed in some data feeds and commentary about a rich valuation/P/E multiple keep the bear case alive for momentum reversals. QuiverQuant: Q4 release & insider activity
• Negative Sentiment: Several major shops trimmed targets — the flurry of downgrades/target cuts (UBS, Deutsche, BNP, Goldman adjustments among others) increases headline risk even though some still rate CRWD a buy. These Analysts Cut Their Forecasts On CrowdStrike Following Q4 Results

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.