CrowdStrike stock heads into the open after a 3.3% Nasdaq drop

At the close on September 18, 2026, CrowdStrike stock finished at USD 237.65 on Nasdaq, down 3.28 percent with a day range between USD 234.90 and USD 247.50. The shares still traded within roughly 5 percent of their 52-week high as cybersecurity and AI themes stayed in focus.

CrowdStrike stock closed at USD 237.65 on Nasdaq on September 18, 2026, down 3.28 percent from the prior session. The shares still traded within roughly 5 percent of their 52-week high of USD 250.32, leaving the stock near the top of its yearly range according to MarketBeat data.

September 18, 2026 in numbers

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (ISIN US22788C1053, Nasdaq: CRWD) finished the September 18, 2026 session on Nasdaq at USD 237.65 after touching an intraday high of USD 247.50 and a low of USD 234.90, with reported volume around 19.47 million shares per Investing.com price history. The closing move of minus 3.28 percent compared with the previous day followed a strong run that had brought the stock close to its 52-week high of USD 250.32, keeping the current level within roughly 5 percent of that peak, as highlighted by MarketBeat.

Per MarketBeat overview data, the USD 237.65 close on September 18, 2026 came after extended trading saw the price drift slightly lower to around USD 237.09 later that evening, underscoring that most of the session correction happened during regular hours. As TradingKey noted in its recent analysis of the stock, CrowdStrike had still posted year-to-date gains of about 102 percent by the September 18, 2026 close, with the share price up roughly 177 percent from a February low near USD 85.68, reflecting how strongly investors have repriced the company amid growing demand for AI-driven cybersecurity.

AI security narrative and analyst moves today

Today, attention around CrowdStrike focuses on the AI security narrative and fresh analyst work rather than a scheduled earnings release. A detailed research review published by TechFlowPost explains that Bank of America recently raised its price target for CrowdStrike to USD 260, based on a higher enterprise-value multiple tied to rising concerns over AI security and the need to integrate identity, endpoint and network controls on a single platform. In addition, separate reports today show other analysts adjusting their views, including Morgan Stanley lifting its target from USD 238 to USD 254 while maintaining a buy rating, according to a note summarized by Moomoo. These valuation debates and target increases around AI cybersecurity themes give investors fresh reference points for CrowdStrike stock heading into today's US session.