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Aditya Sarawgi

Is CrowdStrike Holdings Stock Outperforming the Dow?

Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) operates as a cybersecurity solutions provider. Its unified platform offers cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. It commands a market cap of $121 billion and is a leader in next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and cyber attack response services.

Companies worth $10 billion are generally described as "large-cap stocks." CrowdStrike fits right into that category, reflecting its significant presence, influence, and dominance in the cybersecurity industry.

 

CRWD touched its all-time high of $500.41 in yesterday’s trading session before slightly pulling back. The stock has soared 28.4% over the past three months, significantly outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s ($DOWImarginal 93 bps uptick during the same time frame.

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Longer term, CRWD stock has surged 44.4% on a YTD basis and 27.8% over the past 52 weeks, outperforming Dow’s 1% uptick in 2025 and 9.9% gains over the past year.

To confirm the bullish trend, CRWD stock has traded mostly above its 50-day moving average since mid-September and above its 200-day moving average since early November 2024, with some fluctuations.

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CrowdStrike Holdings’ stock prices dropped 5.8% in the trading session after the release of its mixed Q1 results on Jun. 3. The company’s annual recurring revenues surged 22% year-over-year to $4.4 billion, of which $193.8 million were added during the quarter. The company’s total revenues for the quarter increased by an impressive 19.8% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; however, this number fell short of the Street’s expectations by a small margin. Meanwhile, its adjusted EPS dropped 7.6% compared to the year-ago quarter to $0.73, but surpassed the consensus estimates by a significant margin.

CrowdStrike has also outperformed its peer, Palo Alto Networks, Inc.’s (PANW12.3% gains in 2025 and a 26.6% surge over the past 52 weeks.

Among the 46 analysts covering the CRWD stock, the consensus rating is a “Moderate Buy.” As of writing, the stock is trading above its mean price target of $478.86.

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