CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Receives Neutral Rating from Macquarie

Macquarie reaffirmed their neutral rating on shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a $485.00 target price on the stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on CRWD. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Barclays upped their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $515.00 to $610.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Loop Capital set a $550.00 price target on CrowdStrike in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $535.00 to $564.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD opened at $476.66 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $120.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -378.30, a P/E/G ratio of 113.70 and a beta of 1.03. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $298.00 and a 52-week high of $566.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $483.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $477.82.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 2.12% and a negative net margin of 6.88%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In other CrowdStrike news, CFO Burt W. Podbere sold 10,516 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $483.33, for a total value of $5,082,698.28. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 179,114 shares in the company, valued at $86,571,169.62. This trade represents a 5.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Anurag Saha sold 836 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.83, for a total transaction of $398,629.88. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,849,868.58. This represents a 1.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 69,048 shares of company stock valued at $34,509,857. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CrowdStrike

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the third quarter. Disciplined Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in CrowdStrike by 6.4% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Financially Speaking Inc increased its holdings in CrowdStrike by 26.7% during the 3rd quarter. Financially Speaking Inc now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its position in CrowdStrike by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Shares have outperformed the market in recent sessions, reflecting intraday buying and momentum that’s lifting the stock. CrowdStrike stock rises Tuesday, outperforms market
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and data providers note a recent strong close and short‑term gains, supporting continued buying interest. CrowdStrike Exceeds Market Returns
• Positive Sentiment: Reported short interest data is effectively zero as of Jan. 27 (days‑to‑cover ~0), which reduces one common source of downward pressure and the risk of a short‑seller‑driven downside event. (internal short‑interest report)
• Neutral Sentiment: Macquarie reiterated a “Neutral” rating with a $485 price target — only modestly above current levels — signaling analysts see limited near‑term upside despite positive momentum. Macquarie Reiterates Neutral Rating on CrowdStrike
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces and analyst commentary continue to frame CRWD as a high‑growth cybersecurity name, supporting investor interest but also keeping valuation scrutiny in focus. CrowdStrike stock analysis | Extremely high growth stock

CrowdStrike Company Profile

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.