Tech outage from CrowdStrike update raises uncertainty on stock; shares down
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** Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike's CRWD.O shares fall 12.7% to $265.18 after losing ~11% in Friday's trading session
** A software update by CrowdStrike sparked a global tech outage on Friday that grounded flights, forced broadcasters off air and left customers without access to services
** Services across industries resumed later in the day after the tech issue was resolved
** Brokerage Guggenheim cuts rating on CrowdStrike's shares to "neutral" from "buy" on likely resistance from clients on new deals in near-term and risk to consensus Q4 annual recurring revenue estimate
** Restoration of CRWD's reputation may take more time and will likely affect new business signings - brokerage
** 7 brokerages including RBC Capital Markets, Evercore ISI and Piper Sandler cut their PTs on stock to between $310 and $380
** Stock will remain under pressure until more concrete understanding of ramifications are known - Piper Sandler
** Expect outage to disrupt company's product pipeline - Evercore
** "The questions we have now are what's the reputational risk, who's liable for the financial impact, and does this headline alter the platform consolidation narrative?" - brokerage
** Avg rating on stock is "strong buy"; median PT $400 - LSEG
** Including session's moves, stock up 4.7% YTD
Reporting by Roshan Abraham
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