PREVIEW: CrowdStrike drops ahead of results after the bell
** CrowdStrike's CRWD.O shares off 0.6% at $306.83 on Tues with cybersecurity firm's qtrly report due after market close
** CRWD on course to fall for 4th straight session. Still, stock up ~20% YTD vs Nasdaq's .IXIC ~12% advance
** Last month, cybersecurity peer Palo Alto Networks PANW.O slid ~4% after its billings outlook pointed to clients deferring payments, while Zscaler's ZS.O shares on Fri surged 8.5% after co reported strong demand and hiked its 2024 full-year profit forecast
** JP Morgan, which rates CRWD "overweight", last week raised its PT to $400
** Recent industry and partner conversations have been positive and demand remains strong, JP Morgan analyst Brian Essex said in preview note, adding he views CRWD as one of the best positioned vendors to capture market share
** For qtr-ended in Apr, Wall Street expects CRWD to post rev of $904.7 mln, up ~31% yr/yr, and adj EPS of 89 cents vs 57 cents a yr-ago, according to LSEG
** 48 of 51 analysts rate CRWD "strong buy" or "buy", rest "hold". Median PT of $400 up from $330 on Mar 4
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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