CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Cut to Strong Sell at Zacks Research

Zacks Research lowered shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report report published on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CRWD. Arete Research set a $706.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Westpark Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $630.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $621.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.21.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of CRWD stock opened at $415.36 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $104.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -329.65, a P/E/G ratio of 24.13 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $475.14 and a 200-day moving average of $476.34. 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.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the president directly owned 342,655 shares in the company, valued at $164,399,015.90. This represents a 3.24% 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, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total transaction of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,090,532 shares in the company, valued at $1,006,340,294.16. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 63,523 shares of company stock worth $30,533,092 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.32% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CrowdStrike

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Moneco Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 53.9% during the fourth quarter. Moneco Advisors LLC now owns 814 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in CrowdStrike by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 28,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,468,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the period. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. grew its position in CrowdStrike by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 9,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,372,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Wealth Group LLC Co. purchased a new position in CrowdStrike in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $592,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CrowdStrike was named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights for Application Security Posture Management — a third‑party endorsement that supports product leadership and enterprise demand. CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights CrowdStrike’s expansion into cloud security and identity protection, reinforcing recurring‑revenue durability and cross‑sell potential that underpin longer‑term ARR growth. Cloud Expansion & Recognition
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced the date for its Q4 & FY2026 results call — a near‑term catalyst that can move the stock depending on guidance, ARR/renewal commentary and margin details. Conference Call Date Announced
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer highlighted the charitable trust’s new holdings and suggested some of the recent weakness looks like panic selling — commentary that can temper panic but is unlikely to reverse flows on its own. Jim Cramer Highlights Holdings
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded CRWD to a “strong sell” from “hold” — a formal analyst downgrade that can trigger additional selling by momentum and ETF flows sensitive to ratings. Zacks Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sales: CEO George Kurtz and CFO Burt Podbere disclosed sales (multi‑hundred‑thousand to multi‑million dollar transactions) last week — not uncommon, but such high‑profile sales often amplify negative sentiment in a falling stock. CEO & CFO Insider Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary about a “floor test” after competitor upgrades and articles calling out stretched valuation are contributing to rotation out of high‑multiple cyber names and heavier intraday selling pressure. Floor Test After Fortinet Upgrade

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.