BMO Capital Markets Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock Price

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) had its price objective reduced by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $555.00 to $500.00 in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price indicates a potential upside of 17.33% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on CrowdStrike from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $540.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on CrowdStrike from $580.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Barclays decreased their target price on CrowdStrike from $610.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. 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 report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $505.98.

CrowdStrike Stock Performance

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $426.16 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The firm has a market cap of $107.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -575.88, a P/E/G ratio of 22.89 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $432.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $468.57. CrowdStrike has a fifty-two week low of $298.00 and a fifty-two week high of $566.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. CrowdStrike had a negative return on equity of 0.14% and a negative net margin of 3.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO George Kurtz sold 28,853 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.01, for a total transaction of $11,916,577.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,054,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $848,695,075.02. The trade was a 1.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Johanna Flower sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $461.94, for a total value of $1,385,820.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 76,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,145,319.08. The trade was a 3.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 91,947 shares of company stock worth $41,438,616. 3.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of CrowdStrike by 170.0% in the 4th quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 54 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. 71.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CrowdStrike News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: revenue and EPS slightly topped estimates; ending ARR topped $5.25B and net new ARR was a record, supporting the company’s platform-led growth thesis. Guidance for FY27 was roughly in line with Street expectations, which helped sentiment. CrowdStrike Beats, But AI Concerns Persist
• Positive Sentiment: Company messaging highlights AI-native products (Falcon enhancements, identity/AI protections) and partnerships that extend its addressable market — reinforcing investor views that CrowdStrike is positioned to capture AI-driven cybersecurity spending. CrowdStrike’s Record ARR And AI Security Push Reshape Growth Story
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic win in Europe: a partnership to deliver Falcon on Schwarz Digits’ STACKIT sovereign cloud with EU data residency — helps EU public-sector and regulated-enterprise sales. CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits Partner on STACKIT
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional interest: Baron Global Opportunity Fund increased its stake and Wells Fargo initiated/upgraded coverage (strong-buy/overweight commentary), signaling buy-side conviction following the quarter. Baron Global Opportunity Fund Increased Its Holding
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor outreach: CrowdStrike presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference (adds visibility but no new material guidance). CRWD Presents at Morgan Stanley TMT Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in feeds was inconsistent/zero (likely a reporting artifact) and thus provides no clear directional signal to traders today.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts are split and many lowered price targets after the release (Citigroup, Argus, UBS, Deutsche Bank and others trimmed targets even while some kept “buy” ratings) — this mixed/trimmed estimate backdrop limits upside and suggests the Street is wrestling with valuation vs. growth. Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on CrowdStrike Argus Adjusts Price Target on CrowdStrike These Analysts Cut Their Forecasts On CrowdStrike
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing concern: some investors worry that “agentic AI” and software pricing dynamics could pressure long-term per-customer spend if AI reduces demand for multiple modules — a valuation risk for a high-multiple security vendor. CrowdStrike Beats, But AI Concerns Persist

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.