The fact that CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) is beating the broader market in 2025 isn’t particularly noteworthy. It is noteworthy that, after an infamous outage in July 2024, CRWD stock didn’t just recover; it soared to an all-time high in February 2024. And even after a drop of approximately 7.5% in the 30 days ending Apr. 1, analysts still see significant upside for the stock.
In the last week of March, BTIG Research analyst Gray Powell upgraded CRWD stock from a Hold to a Buy rating with a $431 price target. Then, on Apr. 1, Stephens initiated coverage of the stock with an Overweight rating and a $450 price target. Powell said one reason for the upgrade was the belief that the company’s recent earnings report means the headwinds from the July outage have mostly receded.
