CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) is a leading U.S. cybersecurity technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas.ย Valued at aย market cap of $123.2 billion, it specializes in cloudโnative security solutions designed to prevent breaches and protect enterprise IT infrastructure globally. Its core offering is the Falcon platform, a softwareโasโaโservice (SaaS) suite that provides comprehensive protection across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data by combining real-time threat detection, automated response, vulnerability management, and AI-powered threat intelligence into a unified, scalable system.
Companies worth over $10 billion are typically classified as โlarge-cap stocks,โ and CRWD fits the label perfectly, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, underscoring its size, influence, and dominance within the software infrastructure industry.ย
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This cybersecurity leader has slipped 17.1% from itsย 52-week high of $566.90, reached on Nov. 12. Shares ofย CRWD haveย surged 5.5%ย over the past three months, slightly underperformingย the SPDR S&P Software & Services ETFโs (XSW) 5.7% dropduring the same time frame.
Over the longer term, however, CRWD has surged 24.9% in the past year, far outpacing XSWโs marginal decline. The stock is up 37.4% year-to-date compared to XSWโs 7.2% fall.ย
The stock has remained mostly above its 200-day moving average throughout the past year. However, it recently slipped below its 50-day average, suggesting a short-term consolidation amid an otherwise strong upward trend.
On Dec. 2, CrowdStrike released its third-quarter results, causing shares to rise 2.5%.ย Total revenue reached approximately $1.23โฏbillion, up 22% year over year, driven by sustained demand for its cloud-native Falcon security platform and a 21% increase in subscription revenue. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) rose 23% to $4.92โฏbillion, including a record net new ARR addition of $264.6โฏmillion. While the company reported a GAAP net loss of $34โฏmillion due to ongoing investments, non-GAAP operating income hit a record $264.6โฏmillion, with non-GAAP EPS of $0.96, exceeding expectations.ย
CRWD has considerably outpaced its rival, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW), whichย dipped 8.9%ย over the past 52 weeks and surged marginally on a YTD basis.ย
The stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buyโ from the 47 analysts covering it, and theย mean price target of $559.05ย suggests an 18.9% premium to its current price levels
On the date of publication, Kritika Sarmah did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
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