CrowdStrike (CRWD, $60.95) gets upgraded to "buy" by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Shares of CrowdStrike climbed on Thursday , following a rating upgrade from SunTrust Robinson Humphrey which cited "fastest growth rate at scale" of all the companies it covers.
SunTrust analyst Joel Fishbein increased his rating on the cybersecurity company’s stock to buy from hold. Fishbein kept the price target at $80, which reprsents around 40% upside potential from Wednesday's closing price of $56.63.
In his note to clients, Fishbein emphasized on Crowdstrike’s delivery of “differentiated intelligent agent technology”, Threat Graph database using sophisticated models and behavior analytics and an expansive set of cloud modules that pertains to a wide variety of security use cases.
CRWD's Stochastic Oscillator remains in overbought zone for 1 day
Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bearish Trend Analysis
The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on January 07, 2025. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on CRWD as a result. In of 83 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for CRWD turned negative on December 18, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 47 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In of the 47 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at .
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where CRWD declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
Bullish Trend Analysis
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where CRWD advanced for three days, in of 365 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 341 cases where CRWD Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 87, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. CRWD’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (33.557) is normal, around the industry mean (31.338). CRWD has a moderately high P/E Ratio (863.622) as compared to the industry average of (158.237). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.384) is also within normal values, averaging (2.763). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.084) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (25.510) is also within normal values, averaging (58.727).
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a holding company, which provides cloud-delivered solution for next-generation endpoint protection.
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