CrowdStrike narrowly beats estimates on AI tailwinds, but stock falls 9%

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CrowdStrike narrowly beat Wall Street’s fiscal first-quarter estimates after the bell on Wednesday, but shares dropped 9% following the report. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: $1.10 adjusted vs. $1.07 expected Revenue: $1.39 billion vs. $1.36 billion estimate The cybersecurity company said revenue grew 26% from a year ago. Net …

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Software stocks just passed a big milestone

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Could it be “SaaSpocalypse Never?” Software stocks are surging back from an artificial intelligence-driven sell-off that saw the group shed almost 40% from highs last year, rallying about 6% Monday in a surge that brought the year-to-date performance in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) into positive territory for the first time. The fund …

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CrowdStrike to rally as Anthropic’s Project Glasswing spotlights AI cybersecurity risks, Mizuho says

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CrowdStrike Holdings stock should benefit from a likely boom in interest in its cybersecurity services as Anthropic’s Project Glasswing continues to shine a spotlight on emerging threats tied to the proliferation of artificial intelligence, according to Mizuho. The bank upgraded the cybersecurity stock to outperform from neutral. It also hiked its price target on shares …

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