New York (ET) — As of 12:59 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges are closed for the weekend, meaning CrowdStrike investors are heading into the next session with fresh catalysts—but also a few “read the footnotes” developments worth understanding before the bell. [1]
CrowdStrike stock price today: where CRWD stands with markets closed
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) was last quoted around $481.19, up roughly 0.8% from the prior close, after trading between about $475 and $482 in the most recent session.
For market context, Friday’s post-Christmas session (December 26) was thin and largely directionless, with major indexes finishing slightly lower even as Wall Street stayed near record territory into year-end. [2]
This matters because late-December price action can get weird: lighter volume can amplify individual-stock moves, and investors often debate whether the market is catching a “Santa Claus rally” tailwind (the last five trading days of the year plus the first two of the new one). [3]
Is the stock market open right now? What investors should know before Monday’s session
Because it’s Saturday in New York, regular U.S. equity trading is closed. The next regular session is Monday, December 29, 2025, with standard hours 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET (and many brokers offering pre-market and after-hours trading with different liquidity/volatility characteristics). [4]
Two practical implications for CRWD watchers before Monday:
- Headlines can “stack up” over the weekend. Cybersecurity names can gap on new breach reports, government actions, or major-vendor commentary when the market reopens.
- Liquidity is typically thinner into year-end. That can exaggerate moves—up or down—especially if analysts or large holders shift positioning. [5]
The big fundamental driver: CrowdStrike lifts outlook as AI adoption shows up in the numbers
The most market-moving recent catalyst for CrowdStrike is straightforward: the company guided fourth-quarter revenue above analyst expectations, pointing to momentum tied to AI-driven features across its Falcon platform. [6]
According to Reuters, CrowdStrike forecast Q4 revenue of $1.29 billion to $1.30 billion, above analysts’ estimate of $1.22 billion (LSEG data cited by Reuters). Reuters also reported the company raised its full-year revenue outlook to $4.80 billion–$4.81 billion and posted Q3 revenue growth of 22% to $1.23 billion. [7]
A key “expert take” making the rounds came from Farhan Badami, Market Analyst at eToro, who argued the uplift isn’t a one-off and framed it as evidence CrowdStrike is “taking the AI opportunity” while scaling efficiently. [8]
Independent analysis echoed the operating momentum: Constellation Research noted CrowdStrike’s Q3 revenue of $1.23 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $0.96, alongside Q4 revenue guidance of $1.29–$1.30 billion and non-GAAP EPS guidance of $1.09–$1.11. [9]
The growth metric investors keep obsessing over: ARR
In cybersecurity, the market often treats ARR (annual recurring revenue) like a heartbeat monitor.
Recent coverage highlighted CrowdStrike ending the quarter with ARR of $4.92 billion and net new ARR of $265 million (described as a record). [10]
That’s not just trivia. ARR momentum tends to influence how investors handicap:
- renewal strength and upsells,
- platform “module adoption,” and
- whether guidance looks conservative or tight.
Product strategy: AI Detection and Response, “agentic” security, and platform consolidation
CrowdStrike has been leaning hard into the idea that the next era of enterprise security will be shaped by AI systems—models, prompts, agents, identities—and that customers will want consolidated platforms instead of security-tool sprawl.
Falcon AI Detection and Response (AIDR) and the Pangea deal
CrowdStrike announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pangea, positioning it as a way to deliver “complete” AI Detection and Response (AIDR) across data, models, agents, identities, infrastructure, and interactions. [11]
Later coverage from CRN described CrowdStrike expanding AI security capabilities, including the general availability launch of Falcon AI Detection and Response, with commentary from company leadership on securing prompts and agent interactions. [12]
This theme matters for CRWD stock because it attempts to answer the question investors always ask high-multiple growth names:
Is this a feature… or a new category the company can own?
CrowdStrike’s pitch is: “new attack surface + platform data advantage + workflow automation” = sustained pricing power.
AWS is becoming a louder part of the story: awards, Marketplace momentum, and SIEM moves
CrowdStrike’s cloud strategy got a visibility boost around AWS re:Invent.
The company said it was named AWS 2025 Global Security Partner of the Year and AWS Global Marketplace Partner of the Year, with CrowdStrike executive Daniel Bernard (Chief Business Officer) calling the collaboration a “standard for leadership in cloud security.” [13]
Importantly, AWS’s own Partner Network blog lists CrowdStrike as a Global “Marketplace Partner of the Year” winner in the 2025 awards lineup. [14]
On the product side, CrowdStrike also announced AWS-related improvements aimed at speeding deployment and onboarding—especially around Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and cloud security access via AWS Marketplace. [15]
And in a more “why it matters” framing, Forbes highlighted how new CrowdStrike + AWS integrations aim to streamline cloud detection/response and modernize the SOC (security operations center). [16]
Analyst forecasts and Wall Street positioning: bullish targets, valuation debate
Analyst sentiment around CrowdStrike has been broadly constructive, but not universally carefree (valuation and execution risk remain the recurring caveats).
One recent example: KeyBanc raised its price target to $570 from $510 and maintained an Overweight rating, calling CrowdStrike an “Agentic SOC leader.” [17]
On the “consensus view,” MarketBeat’s aggregation listed an average analyst target around $555.10, with a wide range between $353 and $706, reflecting both enthusiasm and disagreement about what’s already priced in. [18]
For historical color, Investopedia previously reported Wedbush calling CrowdStrike the “gold standard” of cybersecurity while raising its target (in that report, to $575). [19]
Translation: Wall Street still largely likes the company’s category leadership and platform story—but the size of the move in CRWD over time has kept the valuation conversation alive.
Insider selling: what the CEO and CFO sales actually mean (hint: read the “Remarks” section)
In the last week, investors also saw Form 4 filings showing sales by top executives—often a headline that sparks fast reactions.
Here’s what the filings say:
- CEO George Kurtz reported multiple sales on December 22, 2025, totaling 17,550 shares across transactions executed at various prices (with the filing also showing remaining beneficial ownership). [20]
- CFO Burt Podbere reported sales on December 22, 2025, totaling 10,516 shares across transactions executed at weighted-average prices around $483. [21]
The most important detail is not the share count—it’s the explanation. Both filings state the sales were made to cover tax withholdings due on vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), as required under the issuer’s administrative policies. [22]
That doesn’t make insider sales irrelevant, but it does change the read: tax-withholding sales tied to vesting are typically interpreted differently than discretionary selling based on a bullish/bearish view.
The lingering risk factor investors haven’t forgotten: the Windows outage and its aftershocks
CrowdStrike is still living in the long shadow of the July 2024 Windows outage, which the company attributed to a defect in a Falcon content update (and said was not a cyberattack). [23]
Reuters also pointed out that the company faced reputational damage from that incident—even as its recent outlook suggests a rebound in momentum. [24]
There’s also legal overhang. Reuters reported in 2025 that a Georgia judge allowed Delta Air Lines to pursue significant parts of its lawsuit seeking to hold CrowdStrike liable for damages tied to the outage disruptions. [25]
Investors don’t need to predict courtroom outcomes to understand the market impact: litigation headlines can introduce volatility, and settlement/dismissal developments can move sentiment quickly.
What investors should watch before the next CRWD trading session
With the market reopening Monday, here are the most actionable variables likely to matter for CrowdStrike stock in the near term:
- Year-end tape + liquidity: Thin markets can magnify moves—especially in large-cap growth names. [26]
- Guidance digestion: The “above-consensus” Q4 revenue outlook is a key pillar of the bull case right now; how analysts update models and targets matters. [27]
- AI security narrative: Expect continued attention on AIDR, AI agent security, and whether CrowdStrike can turn this into measurable ARR expansion—not just marketing. [28]
- AWS channel leverage: AWS Marketplace positioning and SIEM/cloud-security integrations are increasingly part of the go-to-market story. [29]
- Next earnings timing: CrowdStrike has not confirmed the next report date in the sources below, but tracking pages estimate the next earnings window around March 3, 2026. [30]
- Insider filing context: If more Form 4s hit, investors will likely focus on whether they’re additional tax-withholding sales or something more discretionary. [31]
Bottom line: CrowdStrike enters the next week with momentum—and a very “modern” debate
CrowdStrike heads into the next session as one of the market’s most closely watched cybersecurity platform names: strong guidance, AI-driven product expansion, and major cloud-partner validation are pushing the narrative forward. [32]
At the same time, investors are balancing that momentum against the realities of year-end trading conditions, the memory of the Windows outage, and the kind of valuation scrutiny that tends to follow category leaders when they’re already priced like they’re going to keep winning. [33]
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