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These Cybersecurity Stocks Could Gain From Fallout After CrowdStrike Outage, Analysts Say

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 Key TakeawaysAfter a defective CrowdStrike update caused a global tech outage, analysts said some of its rivals in the cybersecurity space could...

CrowdStrike Falls Further While Rivals Extend Gains After Outage

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 KEY TAKEAWAYSCrowdStrike shares are falling more than 4% in premarket trading, extending Friday's large declines, after the cybersecurity...

CrowdStrike Extends Decline As Several Wall Street Analysts Warn About Global Outage Fallout

CrowdStrike Extends Decline As Several Wall Street Analysts Warn About Global Outage Fallout

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The top downgrades on Thursday included a financial technology stock and two cybersecurity firms. What’s interesting is how retail investors chose to treat the Street view differently in each case. Here’s a look at how investors on Stocktwits responded to the analyst actions:1. PayPal Holdings Inc: William Blair reportedly downgraded PayPal to ‘Market Perform’ from ‘Outperform.’ Although the firm expects a potential upside to 2024 and 2025 earnings estimates, it does not see the stock's multiple rise significantly in the absence of accelerating payment volume growth or expanding transaction dollar margin. Retail investors, however, have shrugged off the downgrade, especially since there’s no explicit mention of a downward price target revision. The sentiment meter for the stock flipped into the bullish territory (55/100).<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:786/220;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_19_at_11_16_51_AM_04de67a187.png" alt="Retail sentiment trends in bullish territory for PayPal despite an analyst downgrade" width="786" height="220"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in the bullish territory for PayPal despite an analyst downgrade</figcaption></figure>2. Palo Alto Networks Inc: Redburn Atlantic reportedly downgraded the cybersecurity stock to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Buy’ while reducing its price target to $325 from $350. Contrary to the consensus view, the firm’s analyst believes that a sharp re-acceleration in dollar growth for the firm from FY26 is unlikely. Regardless of the downgrade, retail investors are bullish (70/100) on the stock, considering it as a potential beneficiary of the decline in sentiment for Crowdstrike that found itself at the center of a massive outage across businesses around the world. Shares of the firm were up over 1% on Friday morning.3. Crowdstrike Holdings Inc: Redburn Atlantic reportedly made a double downgrade on the cybersecurity firm’s stock to ‘Sell’ from ‘Buy’ and reduced the price target to $275 from $380 earlier. The downgrade comes on the back of a high valuation which Redburn analysts found “demanding." Any disappointment to sales or annual recurring revenue could lead to a sharp de-rating, the firm reportedly said. On Friday, an update by the firm caused a major outage across businesses around the world but CEO George Kurtz asserted the issue has been identified, isolated, and fixed. Shares were trading lower by over 9% on Friday morning. Retail sentiment fell into extremely bearish territory hitting a one-year low (4/100) supported by extremely high message volumes. Clearly the event has caused investors to question CrowdStrike’s longer-term outlook and leadership position in the space.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:789/239;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_19_at_11_18_39_AM_ef80945ae8.png" alt="Retail sentiment dipped into the extremely bearish territory for Crowdstrike Holdings" width="789" height="239"><figcaption>Retail sentiment dipped into the extremely bearish territory for Crowdstrike Holdings</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;

Retail Shrugs Off Palo Alto Downgrade But Goes Down Heavily On Crowdstrike

While PayPal and Palo Alto’s analyst downgrades did little to disappoint retail investors on Stocktwits, Crowdstrike’s downgrade unfortunately coincided with the worldwide outage event that hurt retail’s long-term outlook of the cybersecurity firm.

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CrowdStrike Stock Plunges, Rivals' Rise, as Update 'Defect' Causes Microsoft Outage

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 KEY TAKEAWAYSCrowdStrike shares plunged Friday, while those of its rivals rose, after the cybersecurity firm said an update defect caused...

CrowdStrike Plunges, Rivals Jump, as Update 'Defect' Causes Microsoft Outage

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 KEY TAKEAWAYSCrowdStrike shares plunged in premarket trading Friday, while those of its rivals surged, after the cybersecurity firm said an update...

Major outages across businesses around the world have been the topic of discussion among retail investors on Friday morning. Not surprisingly, Crowdstrike and Microsoft are among the most trending stocks given that they are at the center of the latest developments. An analyst downgrade, a lawsuit settlement and earnings from a major streaming giant are some of the top talking points toward the end of the week.1. Crowdstrike Holdings Inc: An update by the cybersecurity firm caused a major outage across businesses around the world. Shares of the firm fell over 14% in Friday’s pre-market session. The firm’s CEO George Kurtz said the issue has been identified, isolated and fixed. Retail sentiment, however, has flipped into the bearish zone (44/100) from the bullish territory a day ago following the development. Meanwhile, Redburn Atlantic has reportedly downgraded the stock from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Sell’ and has revised the price target to $275 from $380.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:801/217;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_19_at_7_39_47_AM_d4297524a0.png" alt="Stocktwits sentiment meter in bearish zone for Crowdstrike Holdings" width="801" height="217"><figcaption>Stocktwits sentiment meter in bearish zone for Crowdstrike Holdings</figcaption></figure> 2. Microsoft Corp: The tech major reported a major global outage on Friday that impacted its Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud services. The outage has disrupted airlines, stock markets and banks around the world. Firms like Woolworths, Coles and 7-Eleven were also impacted with massive queues reported at check-out counters of some of these stores due to payment issues. Shares of the firm were trading nearly 2% lower in Friday’s pre-market session. Retail sentiment, however, was trending in the bullish territory given the fact that the stock witnessed a host of analyst upgrades recently ahead of its quarterly earnings release.3. Netflix Inc: The streaming giant reported its second-quarter earnings on Thursday where it topped analyst estimates on multiple counts. Revenue came in at $9.56 billion compared to a Street estimate of $9.53 billion. The company reported earnings per share of $4.88 compared to an estimate of $4.74. Global paid streaming memberships increased to 277.65 million compared to 238.39 in the same period of previous fiscal. Retail sentiment, however, is trending in the bearish zone (37/100) for the stock on Friday.4. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc: The electricity supplier in Hawaii is reportedly among the firms that have agreed to pay over $4 billion to settle lawsuits over wildfires in Maui last year. With clarity emerging over the issue, the stock jumped over 35% in Friday’s pre-market session. The Stocktwits sentiment meter is trending in the bullish territory (65/100) supported by high message volumes.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:784/221;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_19_at_7_42_18_AM_55f4b0d825.png" alt="Stocktwits retail sentiment in bullish territory for Hawaiian Electric Industries" width="784" height="221"><figcaption>Stocktwits retail sentiment in bullish territory for Hawaiian Electric Industries</figcaption></figure>5. Palo Alto Networks: Redburn Atlantic has reportedly downgraded the stock to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Buy’ and revised the price target on the stock to $325 from $350. Contrary to the consensus view, the firm’s analyst believes that a sharp reacceleration in dollar growth for the firm from FY26 is unlikely. Shares of the firm were trading over 2% higher in pre-market trading but retail investor sentiment trended in the bearish zone (42/100). &nbsp;

MSFT, CRWD, NFLX, HE, PANW: Top 5 Trending Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching Premarket Today

While Microsoft and Crowdstrike are the center of attention due to the global outage among businesses, Hawaiian is among the firms that have reportedly agreed to pay $4 billion to settle lawsuits.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of network security solutions to enterprises, service providers, and government entities. It operates through the following geographical segments: the United States, Israel, and Other Countries. The company was founded by Nir Zuk in March 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc

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