CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) Leaps After Solid Q3 Earnings

Cybersecurity group CrowdStrike says its on target to reach $10 billion in annual recurring revenues over the next five to seven years.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) - shares jumped higher in early Wednesday trading after the cybersecurity group posted better-than-expected third quarter earnings paired with a solid-near term sales outlook.

CrowdStrike said current quarter revenues would likely range between $836.6 million to $840 million, nudging just ahead of Street forecasts, with annual recurring revenue (ARR), a key performance metric for tech services companies, pegged at $3.15 billion.

Investors were also impressed with the group's potential to grow revenues from small and medium-sized business through new product launches on Amazon (AMZN).

For the three months ending in October, CrowdStrike posted adjusted earnings of 82 cents per share, topping Street forecasts by around 8 cents, on revenues of $786 million, a tally the came in just ahead of estimates. Annual recurring revenue rose 13% from last year to a record $223 million.

CrowdStrike share were marked 6.8% higher in today's trading to change hands at $226.80 each, a move that would extend the stock's six-month gain to around 44% and value the Austin, Texas-based company at around $54.1 billion.