CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) Issues Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.640-0.660 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. CrowdStrike also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.330-3.450 EPS.

CrowdStrike Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CRWD traded up $7.43 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $390.16. The company had a trading volume of 7,030,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,451,723. The business’s 50-day moving average is $387.36 and its 200 day moving average is $336.92. The company has a market cap of $96.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 765.03, a PEG ratio of 17.86 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 1.86. CrowdStrike has a 52 week low of $200.81 and a 52 week high of $455.59.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by ($0.90). CrowdStrike had a net margin of 3.39% and a return on equity of 7.11%. Equities research analysts predict that CrowdStrike will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CRWD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $415.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on CrowdStrike from $360.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of CrowdStrike in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of CrowdStrike from $395.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $430.00 price objective (up from $390.00) on shares of CrowdStrike in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.75.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,863 shares of CrowdStrike stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.46, for a total value of $667,810.98. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 41,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,718,009.14. This trade represents a 4.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Shawn Henry sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.67, for a total value of $1,802,680.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 94,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,459,423.38. This trade represents a 4.07 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 100,315 shares of company stock worth $38,387,254 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 4.34% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in CrowdStrike stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) by 44.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,803 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,417 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in CrowdStrike were worth $2,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 71.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CrowdStrike Company Profile

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. The company offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management, IT operations management, identity protection, SIEM and log management, threat intelligence, data protection, security orchestration, automation and response and AI powered workflow automation, and securing generative AI workload services.