The stock price of Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) has plunged by -0.31 when compared to previous closing price of 374.92, but the company has seen a 4.69% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-26 that CrowdStrike: Strong Growth Fueled By Latent Demand
Is It Worth Investing in Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) Right Now?
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 738.05x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CRWD is 1.15. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 27 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 13 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CRWD is 225.77M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.08% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CRWD on January 28, 2025 was 3.44M shares.
CRWD’s Market Performance
The stock of Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD) has seen a 4.69% increase in the past week, with a 3.39% rise in the past month, and a 24.87% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.36% for CRWD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.90% for CRWD stock, with a simple moving average of 16.82% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CRWD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CRWD stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for CRWD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CRWD in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $420 based on the research report published on January 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CRWD reach a price target of $420, previously predicting the price at $360. The rating they have provided for CRWD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 27th, 2024.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to CRWD, setting the target price at $347 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
CRWD Trading at 4.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CRWD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.84%, as shares surge +2.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.15% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CRWD rose by +4.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $359.72. In addition, Crowdstrike Holdings Inc saw 9.23% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CRWD starting from Henry Shawn, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $354.91 back on Jan 15 ’25. After this action, Henry Shawn now owns 98,214 shares of Crowdstrike Holdings Inc, valued at $1,419,652 using the latest closing price.
Henry Shawn, the Officer of Crowdstrike Holdings Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $348.04 during a trade that took place back on Jan 15 ’25, which means that Henry Shawn is holding shares at $1,392,160 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CRWD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Crowdstrike Holdings Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 4.98, with 1.86 for asset returns.
Based on Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.75. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 293.83 million with net debt to EBITDA at -11.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 23.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.76.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
