CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) closed at $414.29 in the latest trading session, marking a -3.57% move from the prior day. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.1% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.07%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.14%.
Heading into today, shares of the cloud-based security company had lost 5.34% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 4.05% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.43%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of CrowdStrike Holdings in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on March 3, 2026. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $1.1, reflecting a 6.8% increase from the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.3 billion, up 22.45% from the year-ago period.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $3.72 per share and a revenue of $4.8 billion, indicating changes of -5.34% and +21.46%, respectively, from the former year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for CrowdStrike Holdings. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional 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 past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 8.4% higher. CrowdStrike Holdings is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Looking at valuation, CrowdStrike Holdings is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 88.79. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 43.49, so one might conclude that CrowdStrike Holdings is trading at a premium comparatively.
Investors should also note that CRWD has a PEG ratio of 4.51 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Security was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.44 at yesterday's closing price.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 208, which puts it in the bottom 16% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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