Crowdstrike stock (NASDAQ:CRWD) enjoyed a fantastic run in 2020 and into 2021, but like other technology, this previous growth-stock darling has been languishing.
However, most of that reduction is attributable to rising interest rates and a general market slowdown
What are the Long-Term Prospects for Crowdstrike Stock?
First, some background: Crowdstrike stock (NASDAQ:CRWD) went public in June 2019 at $34. Crowdstrike stock (NASDAQ:CRWD) ended Thursday at $161.28, so there’s no imminent danger of the company falling below its IPO price. (And, sure, a company that went public in 2019 is still considered new; in fact, firms that went public in the last 10 to 15 years are still in the running for substantial price increases in a bull market.)
Regarding other cybersecurity firms, its market valuation is now $37.64 billion, behind only Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) and Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT).
It’s true that cybersecurity isn’t going away anytime soon, but technology companies tend to suffer when interest rates increase. This is because technology and other high-growth firms choose to reinvest income in high-potential ventures rather than pay out dividends to shareholders. Higher interest rates may impair that ability, slowing economic expectations. This is particularly harmful to firms with high price-to-earnings ratios, which are common in tech stocks.
Crowdstrike Obtained Guidance
The business raised its third-quarter forecast. It anticipates profits per share in the $0.30 to $0.32 range, which is higher than experts predicted.
It forecast sales of $569.10 million to $575.90 million, which was below average projections. Nonetheless, this would be a huge gain over the previous quarter.
Crowdstrike expects full-year profits of $1.31 to $1.33 per share, about twice the earnings in fiscal 2022.
When it comes to price activity, Crowdstrike stock (NASDAQ:CRWD) has some competition in the cybersecurity market.
Small-Cap Cybersecurity Company Names
Absolute Software (NASDAQ:ABST), a small cap that develops and sells software to manage and protect business clients’ devices, applications, data, and networks, is up 36.19% in the last three months and 17.40% year to date.
This firm, which went public in October 2020, is also a recent IPO. However, with a market valuation of just $550.9 million, it is not an institutional-grade company like Crowdstrike, Palo Alto Networks, or Fortinet. Bigger investors, except for small-cap funds, prefer larger firms that are more stable and have more analyst coverage.
Unless you’re expressly looking for small-cap exposure, which is acceptable in many cases, you’ll find more solid options among bigger brands within an industry.
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