CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) ended the recent trading session at $451.69, demonstrating a +2.25% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.73%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.18%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.21%.
The cloud-based security company's shares have seen a decrease of 12.99% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 2.75% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.47%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of CrowdStrike Holdings in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 27, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.83, down 20.19% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.15 billion, up 19.22% from the year-ago period.
CRWD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.5 per share and revenue of $4.78 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -10.94% and +20.86%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for CrowdStrike Holdings should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. As of now, CrowdStrike Holdings holds a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Investors should also note CrowdStrike Holdings's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 126.09. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 62.67.
It's also important to note that CRWD currently trades at a PEG ratio of 5.56. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. Security stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.89 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 100, finds itself in the top 41% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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