Why CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) Crashed On Wednesday

We recently published a list of Investors Are Dumping These 10 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) stands against other worst-performing stocks on Wednesday.

CrowdStrike saw its share price decline by 5.77 percent to close at $460.56 each as investors sold off positions following its disappointing earnings performance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.

In a statement, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) swung to an attributable net loss of $110 million from a $42.8-million attributable net income in the same period last year.

Why CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) Crashed On Wednesday

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Revenues increased by 19.76 percent to $1.1 billion from $921 million registered year-on-year.

For the second quarter, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) said it expects to hit between $1.144 billion and $1.151 billion in revenues, and earnings per share of $0.82 to $0.84 cents.

For the full-year period, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is targeting between $4.7 billion and $4.8 billion in revenues, and $3.44 to $3.56 in earnings per share.

Overall, CRWD ranks 5th on our list of worst-performing stocks on Wednesday. While we acknowledge the potential of CRWD, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CRWD and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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