CrowdStrike, working with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors the internet for cyberattacks, took down a botnet that cybercriminals used to push malware and steal passwords from open-source software developers.
Palo Alto Networks stock and CrowdStrike were slipping after peer Zscaler gave underwhelming guidance but Wall Street is still upbeat on cybersecurity.
CrowdStrike Is Back To Its Overvalued Status (Earnings Preview)
In the most recent trading session, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) closed at $662.6, indicating a +2.22% shift from the previous trading day.
Josh Brown has added three cybersecurity names, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike, to his closely watched “best stocks in the market” portfolio. Cybersecurity stands as the singular, non-negotiable line item in corporate IT budgets, immune to macroeconomic tightening.
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Stifel analyst Adam Borg raised the firm's price target on CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD | CRWD Price Prediction) to $660 from $480, maintaining a Buy rating ahead of the company's fiscal Q1 2027 earnings report on June 3.
CrowdStrike Holdings remains fundamentally strong, achieving $5.25B ARR and robust 23% YoY revenue growth in Q4 2026. Falcon Flex subscription model and agentic security market expansion are key growth drivers, with retention rates at 97% and Flex ARR up over 120% YoY. Recent acquisitions (SGNL, Seraphic) are expected to enhance ARR momentum, but integration updates and execution remain important near-term catalysts.
Key Takeaways: Anthropic's Project Glasswing, an industry-wide initiative built around the restricted-access Claude Mythos Preview model, is bringing frontier AI into vulnerability discovery at scale, with 12 launch partners and more than 40 additional organizations participating.
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO | CSCO Price Prediction) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) delivered very different earnings stories.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD | CRWD Price Prediction) just got hit with a Sell rating from DZ Bank, which set a $500 price target on the cybersecurity leader.
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