Wedbush Issues Negative Outlook for CrowdStrike Earnings

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) – Analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for CrowdStrike in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.26) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.16. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $395.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CrowdStrike’s current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for CrowdStrike’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.46) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CRWD. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. CICC Research initiated coverage on shares of CrowdStrike in a research report on Monday, November 18th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $295.00 target price for the company. Baird R W cut shares of CrowdStrike from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of CrowdStrike from $450.00 to $425.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, thirty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $400.10.

CrowdStrike Trading Down 4.1 %

Shares of CrowdStrike stock opened at $333.50 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $387.07 and a 200-day moving average of $339.51. The stock has a market cap of $82.14 billion, a PE ratio of 653.93, a PEG ratio of 17.86 and a beta of 1.19. CrowdStrike has a 52-week low of $200.81 and a 52-week high of $455.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 1.86.

Institutional Trading of CrowdStrike

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in CrowdStrike during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its position in CrowdStrike by 112.8% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 83 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of CrowdStrike by 811.1% during the 4th quarter. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 82 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Luken Investment Analytics LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Crowley Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of CrowdStrike during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other CrowdStrike news, CAO Anurag Saha sold 1,863 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.46, for a total transaction of $667,810.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 41,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,718,009.14. This represents a 4.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, President Michael Sentonas sold 10,801 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.47, for a total transaction of $3,871,834.47. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 389,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $139,655,968.83. This represents a 2.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 100,315 shares of company stock valued at $38,387,254 over the last quarter. 4.34% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.