CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) closed the most recent trading day at $594.09, moving +2.44% from the previous trading session. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 1.24% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 1.07%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 1.54%. The cloud-based security company's shares have seen an increase of 38.68% over the last month, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 15.86% and the S&P 500's gain of 7.72%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of CrowdStrike Holdings in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on June 3, 2026. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $1.07, reflecting a 46.58% increase from the same quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.36 billion, up 23.48% from the year-ago period. For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.85 per share and revenue of $5.91 billion, which would represent changes of +30.03% and +22.76%, respectively, from the prior year. Any recent changes to analyst estimates for CrowdStrike Holdings should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability. Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system. The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.87% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. CrowdStrike Holdings presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Looking at its valuation, CrowdStrike Holdings is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 119.55. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 39.03. It is also worth noting that CRWD currently has a PEG ratio of 5.31. 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 average PEG ratio for the Security industry stood at 2.87 at the close of the market yesterday. The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 84, this industry ranks in the top 35% of all industries, numbering over 250. 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. You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com. Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. AI’s second wave is moving from infrastructure to implementation and these companies are at the forefront of this transition, positioned to become what Amazon and Google were to the internet era.See Stocks Now >>This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks