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CRWD·CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

$265.30
-13.56 (-4.86%)
After Hours
High
$280.17
Open
$277.05
Market Cap
285.54B
52W High
$286.99
Low
$264.50
P. Close
$265.30
P/E
4884.45
52W Low
$85.68
Fwd P/E
167.85
DailyIQ Est.
$252.43
Inst. Ownership
1.3%
Short Interest
2.60%
Days to Cover
2.4
Technical Score (1D)
95
BULLISH
News Sentiment
52
MIXED
On Oct 7, CrowdStrike was named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises, a designation that highlighted the company’s dominance in AI‑native EDR and the 79‑fold growth of its AIDR business over the last three quarters. The recognition underscored continued confidence from major organizations and positioned CrowdStrike as a key player as AI becomes a primary attack surface. On Oct 6, Jim Cramer praised CrowdStrike as a standout in the Nasdaq 100 during his Mad Money broadcast, noting the company’s partnership with Google Cloud that extends Falcon’s protection to AI applications and the fiscal second‑quarter revenue growth of 26%. That same day, CrowdStrike reported a 60 % year‑over‑year increase in Fal.Con Europe registrations and a sold‑out conference that drew more than 3,000 security leaders, strengthening its sales pipeline while leaving fiscal‑2027 ARR guidance unchanged. Also on Oct 6, CrowdStrike announced its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator in partnership with Amazon Web Services and Nvidia, a program that will run from Jan. 11 to Mar. 8, 2027 and provide technical mentorship and business development to early‑stage cybersecurity startups. The accelerator launch was highlighted by CEO George Kurtz as a means to identify and nurture future industry leaders, reinforcing CrowdStrike’s role as an enabler for emerging cybersecurity firms.
LOW TARGET
$132 -50.4%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$238 -10.6%
33 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$325 +22.2%
26 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$132.00 - $325.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
12/33/14/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$252.43 (-5.1%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
crowdstrike.com
Symbol
CRWD
Description
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is a global cybersecurity provider specializing in cloud-delivered protection. The company's core offering is its Falcon platform, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to secure endpoints, cloud workloads, identities, and data. CrowdStrike's value proposition lies in its unified platform, which offers a comprehensive suite of security modules addressing various needs, including threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and identity protection. This integrated approach allows businesses to streamline security operations and proactively defend against cyber threats. Based in Austin, Texas, CrowdStrike was established in 2011 and focuses on providing its services through subscription-based models.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
1,760,037.515 shares
$491.4M
Kurtz GeorgePRESIDENT AND CEO
Sell40 shares2026-10-05
Kurtz GeorgePRESIDENT AND CEO
Sell760 shares2026-10-05
Kurtz GeorgePRESIDENT AND CEO
Sell5,075 shares2026-10-05
Kurtz GeorgePRESIDENT AND CEO
Sell3,005 shares2026-10-05
Kurtz GeorgePRESIDENT AND CEO
Sell720 shares2026-10-05
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63/ 100
Neutral / mixed
Overall: Neutral
✓Revenue growing year over year
✕Negative net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
74.7%
Net Margin
-3.4%
Revenue CAGR
58.8%
Current Ratio
1.77x
Debt / Equity
0.17x
Return on Equity
-3.7%
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Earnings Summary
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is a global cybersecurity provider that delivers its Falcon platform, a cloud‑delivered SaaS solution for endpoint, cloud, identity, and data protection, through a subscription model. Operating in the software‑infrastructure sector, CrowdStrike competes with other security vendors by offering a unified platform that integrates threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and identity protection. In the most recent quarters, the company posted revenue of $1.304 billion in Q4 2026 and $1.386 billion in Q1 2027, a year‑over‑year increase of roughly 6 % and 8 % respectively, while EPS rose from $1.12 to $1.10, slightly below the $1.0886 estimate but still beating analysts in three of the last four quarters. The trend of steady revenue growth continues, with Q2 2027 revenue reaching $1.470 billion, up 12 % from Q2 2026, and EPS of $0.31 versus the $0.29141 estimate, indicating a consistent pattern of earnings beats even as the company maintains a high forward P/E. Historically, CrowdStrike has shown a YoY revenue growth trajectory that has accelerated from 21.7 % in FY 2026 to 25.8 % in FY 2027, while EPS has trended upward, albeit with occasional misses in the early quarters of the fiscal year. The company’s recent news highlights the addition of Falcon to the OpenAI Marketplace, creating a new procurement channel and reinforcing its AI‑enhanced security positioning; this development aligns with the broader market expectation that AI will drive demand for integrated security solutions.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.17$0.44$0.71$0.98$1.25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'26Q1'27Q2'27Q3'27
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'27$0.31 - -
Q2'27$0.29$0.31+6.4%
Q1'27$1.09$1.10+1.0%
Q4'26$1.12$1.12-0.3%
Q3'25$0.94$0.96+2.0%
Q2'25$0.83$0.93+12.1%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6BQ2'25Q3'25Q4'26Q1'27Q2'27Q3'27
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'27$1.6B - -
Q2'27$1.4B$1.5B+2.3%
Q1'27$1.4B$1.4B-0.3%
Q4'26$1.3B$1.3B-1.3%
Q3'25 - $1.2B -
Q2'25 - $1.2B -
Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context
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Market Data

CRWD Stock Snapshot

BULLISH95/100
$265.87+$0.57 (0.2%)
Market cap
285.54B
P/E ratio
4884.4
Day range
$264.50 – $280.17
News sentiment
52/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$237.77 (-10.6%)
Consensus
Buy · 61 analysts
52-week range+210.3% off low · -7.4% from high
$85.68$286.99
Price $265.87 DailyIQ Est. $252.43

Momentum is working in CRWD's favour - the indicator set leans bullish rather than mixed. Liquidity at this scale means Technology rotation matters more to short-term price than any single headline.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into CRWD?

CHEAP

At today's price, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about -9.8% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 12.76% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 76.9% a year, so the market is asking for 86.6 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis CRWD looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
-9.8%
Historical FCF CAGR
76.9%
Growth gap
-86.6 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
12.76%
Beta
1.49

Behaviour On Record

What CRWD's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
54.0% 63rd pct
Below its peak
0.0%
vs 200-day average
+77.3%
Up days (1y)
53%

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is currently running 54.0% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CRWD's own 7 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 63rd percentile — a little above its own norm, against a typical reading of 48.4%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

CRWD is at its running peak. Across 6 full years on file its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -39.0%, with the deepest at -58.3% in 2022 — so highs have historically been given back before they were extended.

Price sits +77.3% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 98th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year CRWD closed higher on 53% of sessions, and it is currently 3 sessions into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 7 years of records, CRWD finished the month higher 4 of 7 times, with a median return of +4.1% and an average of +0.2%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +16.0% on average, its weakest March at -0.4%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CRWD has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 101 of 1,839 sessions (5.5% of the time), with the largest gaps running +7.5% and -10.4%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, CRWD moved an average of 7.0% in the session after earnings, closing higher 3 of those 3 times, with a median move of +7.6% and a largest of +8.8%.

All figures computed from 1,840 daily closes between 2019-06-12 and 2026-10-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CRWD's own 7-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CRWD's sector?

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 2nd of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading). Within its narrower Software industry group, CRWD ranks 2nd of 15 tracked industries, leading.

Sector rank
#2 of 12
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
100
Industry rank
#2 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CRWD?

CallsPuts

For CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-09, 2 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.77), with at-the-money implied volatility around 44.1%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±3.2% move by that expiry — a range of about $258.11–$275.29.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-09)
0.77
ATM implied volatility
44.1%
Total open interest
43,970
Expected move by 2026-10-09
±3.2% ($258.11–$275.29)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CRWD?

StoneX most recently reiterated its rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. to Buy on Oct 6, 2026 with a price target of $325 (from $250). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
StoneX — Buy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 6, 2026StoneXMaintainedBuy$250 → $325
Oct 2, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$250 → $280
Sep 21, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$238 → $254
Sep 18, 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainedNeutral$230 → $260
Sep 18, 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweight$260 → $280
Sep 17, 2026BernsteinMaintainedMarket Perform$119 → $132
Sep 4, 2026MacquarieMaintainedNeutral$200
Sep 4, 2026Roth CapitalMaintainedBuy$200 → $220
Sep 4, 2026ScotiabankMaintainedSector Outperform$250 → $265
Sep 4, 2026RosenblattMaintainedBuy$250
Sep 3, 2026Raymond JamesMaintainedOutperform$240 → $250
Sep 3, 2026TD CowenReiteratedBuy$250

CRWD Competitive Positioning

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News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

52/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MIXED

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike (CRWD) stock had a sharp rally, pushing shares to 43.54x forward price-to-sales and 209x forward price-to-earnings. The multiples exceed those of peers such as Okta, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler, and are higher than CRWD’s own 2021 peak. Analysts project earnings growth of only 53% next year, raising doubts about the sustainability of the current valuation. The article highlights that the high multiples may signal a potential correction, despite the company’s strong growth narrative.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) shares fell sharply on Wednesday, declining as much as 5.1% in early trading and remaining down 5% by mid-afternoon. The decline followed a recent run of gains, with the stock having reached a new all‑time high of $278.86 after eight consecutive market‑day gains. Investors reacted to concerns that AI agents used for hacking could increase cyber‑attack risk, prompting a sell‑off. The drop was compounded by a DOJ and SEC investigation into vendor transactions, which closed without action but added uncertainty. The slump reflected a correction after a period of sustained optimism rather than a fundamental change in the company’s prospects.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike (CRWD) was named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises, underscoring its dominance in AI‑native EDR. The company reported that its AIDR business has expanded more than 79‑fold in the last three quarters since launch, reinforcing its position as a trusted platform for securing AI agents. The recognition signals continued confidence from major organizations and positions CrowdStrike as a key player as AI becomes a primary attack surface.
What did this article say?
On October 1, Jim Cramer highlighted CrowdStrike (CRWD) as a standout in the Nasdaq 100 during his Mad Money broadcast, praising the company’s growth amid rising AI‑related security concerns. He noted that CrowdStrike’s recent partnership with Google Cloud, announced on September 1, extends Falcon’s protection to AI applications, guarding against prompt injection and data leakage. The collaboration also links Falcon with Gemini Enterprise for enhanced security operations and AI governance. CrowdStrike’s fiscal second‑quarter revenue rose 26%, reinforcing its position as a beneficiary of the expanding cybersecurity market.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike (CRWD) reported a 60% year‑over‑year increase in Fal.Con Europe registrations and a sold‑out conference, driving a 3.1% share gain on October 6. The event attracted over 3,000 security leaders, providing a platform to pitch additional Falcon modules and platform contracts. While the turnout signals strong demand, it does not guarantee new revenue, and the company’s fiscal‑2027 ARR guidance remains unchanged. The market reaction reflects optimism about potential sales growth, though the impact is not yet materialized.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike’s stock price surged to new all‑time highs, driven by sustained investor enthusiasm for its cybersecurity platform. The rally followed a series of positive market sentiment signals, including favorable analyst coverage and continued demand for cloud‑based security solutions. The price movement underscores the mandate that the company remains a compelling play in the sector, though it does not signal a new earnings beat or strategic announcement.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike announced its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator in partnership with Amazon Web Services and Nvidia, opening applications worldwide until November 2. The eight‑week program, scheduled to run from January 11 to March 8, 2027, will offer technical mentorship, business development, and go‑to‑market guidance. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz highlighted the accelerator’s role in identifying and nurturing future industry leaders, positioning the company as a key enabler for emerging cybersecurity firms.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike experienced a significant rally in September, driven by the launch of a new industry initiative and a wave of bullish analyst coverage that raised price targets to a Street-high of $300. The stock’s surge reflected growing investor confidence in the company’s cybersecurity solutions and its expanding market presence, despite broader market softness. Analysts highlighted increasing demand for advanced threat detection and the company’s ability to capitalize on this trend, positioning CrowdStrike for continued upside.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike (CRWD) announced the launch of its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, partnering with Amazon Web Services and NVIDIA. The eight‑week program, starting January 11, will connect early‑stage startups with CRWD’s Falcon Foundry, AWS Partner Network onboarding, and NVIDIA Inception resources. Participants gain access to verified integrations, marketplace publication, and technical training, positioning CRWD to deepen its ecosystem and attract emerging security solutions.
What did this article say?
CrowdStrike announced its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, a global program aimed at nurturing agentic cybersecurity startups. The initiative, in partnership with Amazon Web Services and NVIDIA, offers technical and go-to-market support to early‑stage companies. Applications were open worldwide until November 2, 2026, with the eight‑week program scheduled for January to March 2027. The accelerator connects startups with leaders from CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA, providing mentorship and business development resources.

Technical Analysis

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
7 tracked managers · $7.15B combined position · 2 adding, 4 trimming, 1 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy6,083,3390.57%$4.62B2026-08-12
Invesco Ltd.▼ Sell5,290,9090.49%$2.07B2026-07-15
Neuberger Berman Group LLC▼ Sell571,4500.05%$436.10M2026-08-13
Oaktree Capital Management LP• Hold1,513,0390.14%$26.84M2025-08-13
Ancora Advisors LLC▲ Buy9060.00%$691.2K2026-08-14
Loomis Sayles & Co L P▼ Sell680.00%$31.9K2026-02-12
Baillie Gifford & Co▼ Sell400.00%$30.5K2026-08-06
Q2 2026 flow:86.1K sh bought ($65.41M)139.2K sh sold ($106.20M)net -53.1K sh (−$40.80M)
View full institutional holdings history →
Congressional Trading Activity
20 disclosed trades · ~$349.5K est. traded value · 12 buys, 8 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-08-072026-09-10
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-07-172026-09-04
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-05-152026-06-08
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▼ Sell$1K - $15K2026-04-142026-05-08
Alan ArmstrongSenateOK▼ Sell$15K - $50K2026-03-272026-07-21
Gilbert CisnerosHouseCA31▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-03-132026-04-07
Marjorie Taylor GreeneHouseGA14▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-09-112025-09-27
Lisa McClainHouseMI09▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-08-042025-09-12
Lisa McClainHouseMI09▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-07-162025-08-13
Jefferson ShreveHouseIN06▼ Sell$15K - $50K2025-05-122025-06-22
Greg LandsmanHouseOH01▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-03-272025-04-08
Marjorie Taylor GreeneHouseGA14▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-03-072025-03-09
Greg LandsmanHouseOH01▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-02-262025-03-05
Greg LandsmanHouseOH01▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-02-182025-03-05
Rob BresnahanHousePA08▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-01-282025-02-13
Rob BresnahanHousePA08▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-01-132025-02-13
Tommy TubervilleSenateAL▼ Sell$15K - $50K2022-01-132022-02-14
Tommy TubervilleSenateAL▲ Buy$15K - $50K2021-07-162021-08-13
Ron WydenSenateOR▼ Sell$50K - $100K2020-04-242020-05-05
Ron WydenSenateOR▲ Buy$15K - $50K2020-04-212020-05-05
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