15 AI Stocks Every Investor Should Be Watching

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11. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 74   

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is a leader in AI-driven endpoint and cloud workload protection. One of the biggest analyst calls for Wednesday, February 19, was for Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. Morgan Stanley reiterated the stock as “Overweight” and raised its price target to $429 per share from $390. The firm’s channel checks have revealed that Crowdstrike is on the road toward a faster recovery post the July outage. It also noted that despite the recent run in share price, the firm sees further upside for the stock.

“Our checks indicate a faster than expected recovery for CRWD post the July outage.”

Crowdstrike heavily relies on artificial intelligence as a core component of its cybersecurity platform Falcon. Ahead of its earnings report, Truist has also raised the firm’s price target on the stock to $460 from $385 and kept a “Buy” rating. Stating similar findings, the firm said that Crowdstrike’s Q3 results were solid, driven by the strong adoption of its AI-powered platform and traction with Falcon Flex deals.

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