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

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 74

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions. It offers corporate endpoint and cloud workload security, managed security, security and vulnerability management solutions. While the stock was up by 22% in 2024, analysts at Citigroup believe it possesses significant upside potential. On January 17th, the analysts reiterated a Buy rating on the stock and increased the price target to $420 from $400.

The increase comes amid growing optimism that demand for advanced AI-powered security solutions will soar in 2025, and CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is one company well poised to benefit. CrowdStrike should benefit as spending on cybersecurity dominates IT budgets in key areas of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and cloud security. CrowdStrike has already inked a strategic partnership with Cognizant Technology Solutions to improve cybersecurity for global enterprises across industries.