Crowdstrike - Scores at a glance
Health Score
3.8
CRWD
Performance Score
9.2
CRWD
Risk Score
6.4
CRWD
CrowdStrike (CRWD) trades at $763.14 this morning. The 4-for-1 forward split executes today, and from July 2 the same shares will read closer to $191. The business underneath hasn't changed. But the data has moved considerably since the split was announced.
CrowdStrike's split in numbers
A stock split doesn't create value. It cuts the pie into smaller slices. Shareholders of record as of June 25 received three extra shares for every one held, with distribution after the close today. Trading on the split-adjusted basis begins July 2.
Four times the shares, a quarter of the price, the same company underneath. Forbes noted that stocks have historically returned 20% to 25% in the 12 months after a split, well ahead of the broader market average. That's a market tendency, not a guarantee tied to this event.
The business context behind the split is strong. CrowdStrike posted $1.39 billion in revenue last quarter, up 26% year over year, with adjusted earnings of $1.10 per share ahead of the $1.07 consensus. Full-year revenue now stands at $3.95B, up from just $874M five years ago. Management raised FY27 guidance in the same release as the split announcement.
What the Stoxcraft scores say about CRWD
The six scores paint a clear but uneven picture: exceptional momentum and a strengthening trend, offset by a below-average fundamental reading and a risk profile that still sits in the elevated zone.
Performance and trend: the momentum has accelerated
The Performance Score now reads 9.2 out of 10. That's a jump from 8.8 in the previous data cycle. In the Stoxcraft universe of roughly 3,900 stocks, a score above 9 reflects sustained outperformance across multiple time horizons. The three-month return alone has hit +100.8%, placing CRWD among the strongest movers in the entire database over that window.
The TrendMeter has upgraded to Surging ▲▲▲, the strongest signal on the scale. Every major short-term technical indicator is aligned bullish. RSI sits at 70.3, approaching overbought territory. The stock trades just 2.87% below its 52-week high of $785.66. That's a completely different setup from the 11.7% gap that existed days ago.
Health and risk: the fundamental gap remains
The Health Score holds at 3.8 out of 10, unchanged from the previous cycle. Among software sector peers, that still places CRWD below the median on fundamental strength. The main drags are above-average leverage relative to peers and a trailing net income of -$16.6M. The company is close to breakeven but not there yet.
The Risk Score has improved from 7.3 to 6.4 out of 10. On this score, higher always means more risk, not less. A 6.4 still places CRWD in the elevated-volatility zone. Beta remains at 1.244, meaning the stock amplifies market moves in both directions. The trailing max drawdown has come down to 10%, which reflects the stock's strong recent run rather than a structural change in risk.
Entry signal: the timing picture tells a cautious story
The entry signal reads Hold. The most important reason is the analyst consensus price target of $687.36, which now sits $75.78 below where the stock is trading. When the consensus target is below the current price, analysts are effectively saying the stock has already priced in the near-term upside. That's the core tension behind the neutral timing read.
CRWD vs. its cybersecurity peers
The cybersecurity group has been one of the best-performing corners of the market in 2026. The actual six-month returns from the data tell a more precise story than earlier estimates.
Fortinet (FTNT) leads the group with a six-month return of +91.3% and carries the strongest overall profile in the peer set, with a Health Score of 7.4 out of 10, a 4.5-star rating, and a positive trailing net income of $1.75B. Its TrendMeter also reads Surging ▲▲▲.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has returned +82.5% over six months. Its TrendMeter is the most bullish in the group, running at the maximum possible reading. With a 4-star rating and positive net income of $2.58B, PANW carries a stronger fundamental profile than CRWD at a lower risk level.
Cloudflare (NET) is the outlier at +22.9% over six months. Its Health Score of 1.9 out of 10 is the weakest in the group, and with a trailing net loss of -$78.8M and a Risk Score of 7.4, it carries the highest risk profile of the four names.
Inside this group, CRWD sits in the middle on both performance and overall rating. It's not the sector leader, but it's not the weakest name either.
For a deeper look at what's driving cybersecurity demand across all four names, Stoxcraft's sector analysis covers the structural tailwinds behind the group.
The score pattern to watch
This is a Momentum Play with a twist. The Performance Score at 9.2 and the Surging ▲▲▲ trend signal reflect a stock firing on every short-term cylinder. The Health Score at 3.8 reflects a business that is growing fast but hasn't yet converted that growth into a clean balance sheet.
The gap between those two readings, now 54 points wide on the internal scale, is wider than it was a week ago, not narrower. That's the tension that the Overall Rating of ★★★⯪ is trying to capture. The half-star improvement from ★★★ reflects the stronger momentum and the improving risk profile. But three and a half stars with a Hold entry signal and an analyst target below the current price is a specific combination: strong stock, cautious timing.
The things worth watching over the next few quarters:
What CRWD's data says heading into split-adjusted trading
The split makes CrowdStrike (CRWD) look cheaper on the screen from July 2. It isn't. The share count goes up 4x and the price comes down by the same ratio. Every investor's ownership stake stays exactly the same.
What's changed since the split was announced is the score picture: stronger momentum, a better trend, a half-star improvement in the overall rating, and a stock that's now sitting 2.87% from its all-time high. What hasn't changed is the fundamental gap and the analyst consensus that is priced below where the stock trades today. Both of those are the first things to watch in the next earnings report.
