Why CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock Is Up Today

Shares of cybersecurity platform provider CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) jumped 10.6% in the morning session after the company announced ambitious long-term revenue targets and new artificial intelligence initiatives during its investor briefing.

At its Fal.Con 2025 conference, the company set a goal to reach $20 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), a measure of high-quality, predictable revenue, by fiscal year 2036. CrowdStrike also provided strong guidance for fiscal year 2027, projecting over 20% growth in net new ARR, which easily beat analysts’ expectations of 14% growth. To bolster its strategy of securing the AI revolution, the company revealed its acquisition of Pangea, a firm specializing in AI security.

Additionally, CrowdStrike unveiled a new AI-driven feature called Risk-based Patching. These announcements signaled a strong commitment to growth and innovation, which resonated well with investors.

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CrowdStrike’s shares are quite volatile and have had 18 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for CrowdStrike and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 20 days ago when the stock dropped 4% as markets pulled back with the decline concentrated in the tech space as investors engaged in profit-taking following a robust week that saw the S&P 500 hit a new record.

Adding to the pressure, new inflation data, specifically the Core PCE, showed an acceleration in July, signaling that rising prices remain a risk despite being in line with expectations. This confluence of factors, including market highs heading into a historically weak September, led to a pullback, with the Nasdaq Composite shedding 1.15%.

CrowdStrike is up 41.4% since the beginning of the year, and at $491.10 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $514.10 from July 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of CrowdStrike’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,736.

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