CrowdStrike’s (CRWD) Market Leadership Supports Premium, Citizens Says

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is one of the Buzzing AI Stocks on Wall Street. On December 15, Citizens maintained “Market Outperform” rating on the stock with a price target of $550.00.

Analysts at the firm have defended CRWD’s premium valuation, citing its strong leadership position in the endpoint protection market. The company currently trades at a calendar year 2026 estimated EV/revenue multiple of 21.5x and a CY26E EV/FCF multiple of 71.7x.

Meanwhile, the firm’s $550 price target implies a “23.4x CY26E EV/revenue multiple, a premium to the mean multiple of 10.5x for our peer group and a 9% premium to the current stock price.”

“We believe the premium is justified based on CRWD’s strong leadership in the endpoint protection market and a growing total addressable market led by intelligent product development/acquisition choices within cloud security, next-gen SIEM, DSPM, and other critical categories within cybersecurity.”

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is a leader in AI-driven endpoint and cloud workload protection.

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