CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) ended the recent trading session at $201.63, demonstrating a -5.3% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.21%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.22%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.16%.
Coming into today, shares of the cloud-based security company had gained 11.39% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 3.8%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.25%.
The upcoming earnings release of CrowdStrike Holdings will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on August 26, 2026. In that report, analysts expect CrowdStrike Holdings to post earnings of $0.29 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 26.09%. 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.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.23 per share and revenue of $5.94 billion, which would represent changes of +32.26% and +23.49%, respectively, from the prior year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for CrowdStrike Holdings. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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 ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Right now, CrowdStrike Holdings possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, CrowdStrike Holdings is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 172.69. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 46.41.
We can also see that CRWD currently has a PEG ratio of 6.23. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Security industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.77.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 25, finds itself in the top 11% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in 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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