Brokerages Set CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Target Price at $483.79

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-seven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eighteen have given a hold recommendation, twenty-seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $484.9535.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CRWD shares. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on CrowdStrike from $460.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on CrowdStrike from $475.00 to $535.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on CrowdStrike from $371.00 to $343.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on CrowdStrike from $430.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, JMP Securities lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd.

CrowdStrike Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of CRWD traded up $3.04 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $493.42. 394,276 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,670,743. CrowdStrike has a 12-month low of $274.86 and a 12-month high of $517.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $123.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -415.56, a P/E/G ratio of 114.78 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $444.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $437.34.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.10. CrowdStrike had a negative net margin of 6.84% and a negative return on equity of 1.53%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.04 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.72 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.95 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,762 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $482.41, for a total value of $850,006.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 37,255 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,972,184.55. This trade represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,561 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $495.69, for a total transaction of $5,730,672.09. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 399,116 shares in the company, valued at approximately $197,837,810.04. The trade was a 2.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 119,066 shares of company stock worth $55,809,043 in the last three months. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CRWD. Patron Partners LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 2.1% during the second quarter. Patron Partners LLC now owns 1,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 0.9% in the first quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC now owns 2,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $963,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 20.8% in the first quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 23.8% in the first quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ramirez Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 5.9% in the first quarter. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.