CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) ended the recent trading session at $207.45, demonstrating a -1.15% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.18% loss on the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.85%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.06%.
Coming into today, shares of the cloud-based security company had gained 9.81% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 1.48%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.33%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of CrowdStrike Holdings in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on August 26, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.29, signifying a 26.09% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $1.44 billion, indicating a 23.19% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $1.23 per share and revenue of $5.94 billion, indicating changes of +32.26% and +30.16%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for CrowdStrike Holdings. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.11% lower within the past month. CrowdStrike Holdings is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
Looking at its valuation, CrowdStrike Holdings is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 170.21. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 48.21.
Also, we should mention that CRWD has a PEG ratio of 6.14. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Security industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.79.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 68, putting it in the top 28% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within 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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