CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NYSE:CRWD) shares are trading higher Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected financial results and raised guidance. Multiple analysts raised or maintained price targets well above current levels following the company’s quarterly results.
What Happened: CrowdStrike said second-quarter revenue increased 37% year-over-year to $731.63 million, which beat analyst estimates of $724.13 million, according to Benzinga Pro. The cybersecurity company reported quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share, which beat estimates of 56 cents per share.
Ending annual recurring revenue grew 37% to $2.93 billion. Cash flow from operations came in at $245 million, while free cash flow totaled $189 million.
“CrowdStrike delivered strong growth at scale, exceeding our guidance across both top and bottom line metrics in the second quarter,” said George Kurtz, co-founder, president and CEO of CrowdStrike.
“The AI-powered Falcon platform’s native capabilities across our cloud, identity, and next-gen SIEM businesses are unique in the market, in aggregate contributing well over half a billion dollars in ending ARR. Our platform strategy sets us apart from the competition, resulting in high win rates as customers rapidly embrace Falcon.”
CrowdStrike sees third-quarter revenue in the range of $775.4 million to $778 million versus estimates of $773.97 million. The company anticipates earnings of 74 cents per share versus estimates of 60 cents per share.
For full-year 2024, CrowdStrike expects revenue to be between $3.03 billion and $3.04 billion, versus estimates of $3.02 billion. The company anticipates earnings of $2.80 to $2.84 per share versus estimates of $2.39 per share.
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Analyst Assessment:
- Needham analyst Alex Henderson maintained CrowdStrike with a Buy and raised the price target from $170 to $200.
- Rosenblatt analyst Catharine Trebnick maintained CrowdStrike with a Buy and raised the price target from $175 to $190.
- Oppenheimer analyst Ittai Kidron reiterated CrowdStrike with an Outperform and maintained a $175 price target.
- JMP Securities analyst Trevor Walsh reiterated CrowdStrike with a Market Outperform and maintained a $235 price target.
- BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman maintained CrowdStrike with an Outperform and raised the price target from $165 to $167.
- Stephens & Co. analyst Brian Colley reiterated CrowdStrike with an Overweight and maintained a $200 price target.
CRWD Price Action: CrowdStrike shares were up 1.28% at $151.09 at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.
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