CrowdStrike reports a tripling of North Korea-linked cyberattacks on financial institutions in 2025, with over $2B in stolen crypto assets, positioning the company as a critical security vendor for defending against AI-powered threats. Security leaders should prioritize advanced threat detection and response capabilities targeting state-sponsored threat actors.

CrowdStrike Holdings gained 2.44% in trading, closing at $594.09, showing positive market momentum despite broader market headwinds. This routine stock movement reflects investor confidence in the cybersecurity vendor.

Driving undeniable demand as shares rebound, Palo Alto stock unleashes a breakout with earnings due next month.

CrowdStrike is on a winning streak as the stock hits an all-time high in Friday's stock market with earnings due June 3.

Oppenheimer analyst Ittai Kidron raised his price target on Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) to $275 from $245 on May 15, reiterating an Outperform rating. The price target raise followed Oppenheimer’s attendance at CyberArk’s Impact 2026 customer conference, where Palo Alto unveiled the rebrand of CyberArk to “Idira.” For investors, the call crystallizes a clearer identity ... Oppenheimer Hikes Palo Alto Networks Price Target to $275: CyberArk Becomes Idira, Identity Security Just Got Real

The Zacks Security industry participants, CRWD, FTNT, OKTA and QLYS, gain from surging demand for cybersecurity solutions amid accelerating digital transformation and cloud migration strategies.

CrowdStrike says DPRK-linked hackers stole $2.02 billion in crypto in 2025, marking a 51% surge over the prior year.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) was one of the stocks on which Jim Cramer shared his take, explaining that dot-com analogies do not hold up in this market. Cramer called it his “favorite,” as he remarked: Finally, check out the daily chart of my favorite. This is CrowdStrike. Now this one’s interesting, not as bullish. Lang […]

Jefferies analyst Joseph Gallo raised his price target on Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) to $265 from $215, reiterating a Buy rating following CyberArk’s IMPACT26 Conference. The central thesis: frontier AI is compressing attack timelines, forcing enterprises to accelerate spending on automated, identity-based detection and response. The price target raise lands as Palo Alto Networks shares ... Jefferies Hikes Palo Alto Networks Price Target to $265: AI Is Compressing Attack Timelines

BTIG analyst Gray Powell raised the firm’s price target on CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) to $621 from $499, maintaining a Buy rating ahead of the company’s Q1 FY27 results. The price target raise lands as channel checks signal that CrowdStrike’s platform consolidation pitch is winning more enterprise security wallets. For prudent investors, this analyst upgrade reinforces a ... BTIG Hikes CrowdStrike Price Target to $621: Platform Consolidation Story Just Got Louder

Palo Alto Networks is expanding into identity security with CyberArk and the new Idira platform, as AI-driven workloads create enterprise security risks.

ZS' Z-Flex bookings hit $290M in Q2 FY26, helping land longer contracts and lift revenue visibility as adoption accelerates.

A new CrowdStrike report shared exclusively with Fortune reveals DPRK-linked hackers tripled their attack pace in a single quarter and U.S. financial firms are in their crosshairs.

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CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 10.88% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.38%. Currently, CrowdStrike Holdings has a market capitalization of $143.04 billion. Buying $1000 In CRWD: If an investor had bought $1000 of CRWD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,983.98 today based on a price of $564.00 for CRWD at the time of writing. CrowdStrike Holdings's Performance Over Last 5 Years Finally -- what's the point

CrowdStrike achieved Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader status in Cyberthreat Intelligence Technologies while expanding its Project QuiltWorks coalition with eight major global partners to advance AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. This positions the company as a key player in enterprise AI security risk management.

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Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK) is among the best software infrastructure stocks to buy now. On May 1, Patrick O’Neill, an analyst at Wolfe Research, started coverage on Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK) with an Outperform rating and a price target of $70. As the analyst told investors, the company finds itself “at the intersection of data and security, […]

CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) reports first-quarter results Thursday after the close. Critics have called the AI cloud provider’s foundation circular financing on shifting sand. A month-long run of contract wins has started to flip that script. Critics Said It Was Built on Sand CoreWeave borrows heavily, buys NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) GPUs, and rents them to a concentrated ... Here’s Where CoreWeave Proves the Doubters Wrong Once and For All

AUSTIN, Texas & MIAMI, May 05, 2026--Americas Partner Symposium – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced the promotion of Amanda Adams to Senior Vice President of Global Alliances, where she will drive CrowdStrike’s global alliances strategy and ecosystem growth. Adams, who previously served as Vice President of Americas Alliances, succeeds Michael Rogers, who is retiring after nearly eight years in various leadership roles at CrowdStrike, most recently as Vice President of Global Alliances.

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is one of the best enterprise software stocks to buy right now. On April 30, CrowdStrike announced the integration of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 across its Falcon platform to enhance AI-driven vulnerability discovery and remediation. As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, CrowdStrike will use this frontier AI model to […]

CRWD stock rises nearly 19% in three months on strong AI-driven demand, but slowing growth and premium valuation suggest a cautious stance.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is one of the 10 AI Stocks with Potential to Rise 1000 Percent. On April 27, 2026, Mizuho upgraded CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) to Outperform from Neutral and raised its price target to $520 from $490. The firm said recent channel checks point to “very healthy” demand across the platform and […]

AUSTIN, Texas, May 05, 2026--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced an expansion of Project QuiltWorks, CrowdStrike’s coalition for AI as organizations worldwide race to adopt AI. At the same time, frontier model innovation increases security risks. Newly discovered vulnerabilities become increasingly exploitable, making it easier and faster for malicious adversary activity. Building on the coalition’s early momentum, Armadin, Cognizant, HCLTech, Infosys, KPMG, NTT DATA, Tata Consultancy Ser

AUSTIN, Texas, May 05, 2026--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced Falcon OverWatch for Defender, extending industry-leading managed threat hunting to Microsoft endpoint customers. Falcon OverWatch for Defender strengthens security outcomes for Microsoft Defender with enhanced visibility, real-time detection and response, and continuous expert monitoring to identify and stop sophisticated threats that would otherwise go undetected, extending the value of existing endpoint deployments.

CrowdStrike (CRWD) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 04, 2026--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced it has been named a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyberthreat Intelligence Technologies1. CrowdStrike positioned furthest right for Completeness of Vision among all vendors evaluated. As adversaries weaponize AI to collapse the defender's window of response, CrowdStrike transforms threat intelligence into agentic adversary disruption, delivering intelligence at the point of decision-making, at the

We have recently shared Jim Cramer Made A Big Prediction About OpenAI & Discussed These 20 Stocks. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Cybersecurity software provider CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD)’s shares are up by 5.5% over the past year and flat year-to-date. Baird discussed the firm on April […]

CrowdStrike’s expanded Managed Security Service Provider program across Japan and Asia Pacific puts Dicker Data (ASX:DDR) at the center of a distributor-led model focused on AI-driven cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses. See our latest analysis for Dicker Data. The CrowdStrike agreement comes as Dicker Data’s 1 month share price return of 8.37% contrasts with a 9.46% year to date share price decline, while its 1 year total shareholder return of 12.88% points to stronger longer...

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Analysts see budgets moving higher

Amazon stock rises after the e-commerce and cloud computing giant pledges to invest $5 billion in Anthropic.

CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) stock just earned a strong endorsement from KeyBanc, which upgraded shares to Overweight and set a $525 price target. The firm’s thesis centers on Anthropic’s Mythos AI model as a catalyst for a new wave of AI-driven cybersecurity demand, and KeyBanc believes CrowdStrike is positioned better than almost anyone to capture it. ... KeyBanc Just Upgraded CrowdStrike to Overweight With a $525 Target: Is Mythos the Next AI Cybersecurity Inflection?