FY2026 EPS Estimates for CrowdStrike Increased by Scotiabank

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) – Analysts at Scotiabank lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CrowdStrike in a research report issued on Thursday, December 4th. Scotiabank analyst P. Colville now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.18 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.16. Scotiabank currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CrowdStrike’s current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CRWD. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $630.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. HSBC increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Arete Research set a $706.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Capital One Financial upped their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $599.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CrowdStrike presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $553.26.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $512.03 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $515.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $480.06. The company has a market capitalization of $128.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -406.37, a PEG ratio of 123.94 and a beta of 1.09.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRWD. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its holdings in CrowdStrike by 12.4% in the third quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 199 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Severin Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 24.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 11,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,682,000 after buying an additional 2,294 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 17,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,677,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 86,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,582,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CrowdStrike news, Director Johanna Flower sold 2,347 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $490.98, for a total value of $1,152,330.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 79,057 shares in the company, valued at $38,815,405.86. This trade represents a 2.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 20,000 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total value of $10,000,000.00. Following the sale, the president directly owned 379,116 shares in the company, valued at approximately $189,558,000. The trade was a 5.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 110,372 shares of company stock valued at $55,996,956 over the last quarter. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

CrowdStrike Company Profile

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.