CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Stock Price Down 3.1% – Here’s Why

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD)’s stock price traded down 3.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $460.63 and last traded at $463.87. 2,445,331 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 17% from the average session volume of 2,937,969 shares. The stock had previously closed at $478.91.

Key CrowdStrike News

Here are the key news stories impacting CrowdStrike this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product fit — the SGNL deal is intended to add real‑time, AI‑era identity protection across cloud and SaaS environments and to accelerate CrowdStrike’s identity capabilities within the Falcon platform. CrowdStrike to buy identity security startup SGNL for $740 million to tackle AI threats
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — William Blair (Jonathan Ho) reiterated a Buy rating today, citing the strategic expansion into identity security and strengthening of the Falcon platform. CrowdStrike: Strategic Expansion in Identity Security and Falcon Platform Strengthening Support Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Recent momentum — some brokers remain bullish after a strong quarter and elevated ARR/NNARR growth, arguing longer‑term upside as platform adoption and new modules (e.g., Falcon Flex) expand. CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock: Analysts See 29% Upside After Strong Quarter
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst views — Robert W. Baird kept a Hold rating and $550 PT, saying the SGNL deal strengthens identity but valuation considerations limit upside for now. CrowdStrike: SGNL Deal Strengthens Identity Platform, but Valuation Keeps Rating at Hold
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — coverage notes CrowdStrike trades at a premium as growth cools; this keeps the investment case balanced between long‑term platform strength and near‑term multiple compression. CrowdStrike Trades at Premium Valuation: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction — shares dropped after the $740M cash purchase announcement as investors reacted to the price tag, potential near‑term margin impact and integration risk. M&A News: CrowdStrike Stock (CRWD) Gets Knocked Despite $740M Purchase of ID Management Startup SGNL
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term cash and execution concerns — some coverage emphasizes the all‑cash nature of the deal and whether the acquisition price/valuation will justify near‑term returns, pressuring the stock. Crowdstrike buys AI security startup SGNL for $740 million in latest deal push

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRWD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $590.00 target price on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. HSBC raised their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $417.00 to $446.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $560.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Daiwa Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of CrowdStrike from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Macquarie restated a “neutral” rating and set a $485.00 price objective on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, CrowdStrike presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $555.10.

CrowdStrike Stock Down 3.1%

The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market capitalization of $116.94 billion, a P/E ratio of -368.15, a PEG ratio of 110.24 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $505.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $481.90.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. CrowdStrike has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.720 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at CrowdStrike

In other news, President Michael Sentonas sold 11,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.78, for a total transaction of $5,498,758.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 342,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,399,015.90. This trade represents a 3.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO George Kurtz sold 17,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.38, for a total value of $8,448,219.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 83,395 shares of company stock worth $42,070,217. 3.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in CrowdStrike during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CrowdStrike during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in CrowdStrike during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in CrowdStrike in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s 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.