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CRWD's overvaluation at a time when it is battling legal risks, slower upsells and a disappointing profit outlook makes the stock worth selling at present.

Obviously, it's been a tough start to the year for the stock market. As of this writing, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average are down 10%, 16%, and 7%, respectively, year to date.

CrowdStrike (CRWD -1.22%) is still feeling the consequences of the outages it was responsible for in 2024.

It hasn't been the best start to 2025 for many U.S. stock market indexes and top tech companies. The S&P 500 barely escaped a correction, the Dow Jones is down, and the Nasdaq Composite is officially in a correction after escaping its short-lived bear market.

Despite the market tumbling lower so far in 2025, many growth stocks still seem to have stretched valuations. Two that I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pool at their current prices are cybersecurity specialist CrowdStrike (CRWD -3.25%) and data analytics software company Palantir Technologies (PLTR -5.61%).

CrowdStrike (CRWD) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

CrowdStrike generated $4.24B in ARR for FY25, growing 23% YoY, with $1.07B in free cash flow at a 27% margin. Over 67% of customers use 5+ modules, while 21% use 8+, reflecting deepening Falcon platform adoption and stickiness. Emerging segments, cloud, identity, and next-gen SIEM, contributed $1.3B ARR, growing nearly 50% YoY and expanding platform surface area.

Reports note that Netflix is after a $1 trillion valuation and a doubling of revenue by 2030.

At a time when investors are looking for growth wherever they can get it, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: CRWD stock is up 7% in the last month and over 10% in 2025. And if analysts are correct, CrowdStrike still has plenty of room to run.

Jefferies says the firm's cyber industry reseller survey indicates a slowdown in demand in Q1 versus Q4. Pipeline optimism for the next three months was the lowest ever in the survey's history, reflective of the macro uncertainty, especially before the 90-day tariff pause, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Jefferies points out that network security showed the strongest sector performance in the survey. Check Point (CHKP) saw the best-improved momentum quarter-over-quarter while Varonis (VRNS) showed the greatest decline in momentum, the firm adds. According to the analyst, network security vendors Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Zscaler (ZS), Check Point and Fortinet (FTNT) showed the strongest sector performance. CrowdStrike (CRWD) showed a downtick in performance quarter-over-quarter relative to plan, and respondents continue to see the outage incident impacting business, while Varonis saw the most notable decline, coming in at 0.8% below plan versus 2.6% above plan in the Q