CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) closed the most recent trading day at $529.78, moving -2.95% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.66%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.65%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 2.29%.
The cloud-based security company's shares have seen an increase of 11.62% over the last month, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5.66% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.64%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of CrowdStrike Holdings in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on December 2, 2025. In that report, analysts expect CrowdStrike Holdings to post earnings of $0.94 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 1.08%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $1.21 billion, indicating a 20.23% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
CRWD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.67 per share and revenue of $4.78 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -6.62% and +20.89%, respectively.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for CrowdStrike Holdings. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. CrowdStrike Holdings is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, CrowdStrike Holdings is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 148.58. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 71.02.
Also, we should mention that CRWD has a PEG ratio of 7.43. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The Security industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.7 as of yesterday's close.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 43, which puts it in the top 18% 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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