(NASDAQ: CRWD) has been a market favorite in 2025. There's a lot to like. Its business performance has been strong, and demand for modern security, in general, remains robust. These factors, at least in part, help explain some of the stock's wild 57% year-to-date gain.

But because of a recent sell-off in the stock, this gain is much lower than it was in early July, when shares were up about 90% year to date. The stock's pullback from these levels comes as investors have had some time to digest the cybersecurity specialist's underwhelming revenue guidance for its fiscal second quarter. In addition, a breather was in order; putting pressure on the company to deliver, the stock's valuation is stretched after such a big run-up.

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