- MarketBeat picks 3 AI stocks: CRWD, ZS, S for cybersecurity.
- Fear & Greed Index at 23 indicates extreme fear per alternative.me.
- Bitcoin at $74,263 USD down 0.1%; Ethereum at $2,331 USD down 1.4%.
April 15, 2026
MarketBeat selected three AI stocks focused on cybersecurity—CrowdStrike (CRWD), Zscaler (ZS), and SentinelOne (S)—on April 14, 2026. The Fear & Greed Index stood at 23, per alternative.me data, indicating extreme fear in crypto markets.
Bitcoin traded at $74,263 USD, down 0.1% during U.S. hours on April 15, according to CoinGecko. Ethereum fell 1.4% to $2,331 USD.
Fear & Greed Index Components at 23
The Fear & Greed Index, developed by alternative.me, aggregates seven metrics: volatility, market momentum, social media sentiment, surveys, dominance, and trends. On April 15, 2026, volatility ranked in the 25th percentile and social media scored 18 points, driving the score to 23, per alternative.me methodology.
Scores below 25 signal extreme fear, historically correlating with 15-20% rebounds within 30 days, according to CryptoQuant researcher Ki Young Ju on April 14, 2026.
CrowdStrike Leads AI Stocks in Endpoint Protection
CrowdStrike (CRWD) reported $3.06 billion USD revenue in fiscal Q4 2026, up 33% year-over-year, per company earnings release on March 5, 2026. Its Falcon platform uses AI for endpoint detection and response (EDR), processing 2 trillion events weekly.
CRWD shares closed at $285.40 USD on April 14, up 1.2% amid Nasdaq gains, Yahoo Finance data confirms. CEO George Kurtz stated in the earnings call, "AI-driven threat hunting reduced false positives by 40% in Q4."
Zscaler Applies Machine Learning to Cloud Security
Zscaler (ZS), with $28.5 billion USD market cap as of April 14 per Yahoo Finance, integrates AI zero-trust architecture. Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue hit $498 million USD, a 28% increase, per SEC 10-Q filing on March 15, 2026.
The platform analyzes 500 trillion daily transactions using machine learning models trained on anonymized breach data. Analyst Jay Klaiber at Wells Fargo rated ZS 'Overweight' on April 13, 2026, citing 25% AI revenue growth.
ZS stock traded at $192.50 USD, down 0.5% on April 15 open.
SentinelOne Deploys AI Behavioral Analysis
SentinelOne (S) focuses on AI-powered autonomous endpoint protection. Its Singularity platform detected 1.2 billion threats in Q1 fiscal 2026, per Form 10-K filed March 2026 with U.S. SEC.
Revenue grew 38% to $186 million USD in the quarter. Shares stood at $24.80 USD on April 14, reflecting mid-cap status under $20 billion USD market cap per Yahoo Finance.
CTO Ric Smith noted in a company blog on April 10, "Behavioral AI adapts to zero-day attacks in milliseconds."
NIST and CISA Frameworks Bolster AI Cybersecurity
NIST published its AI Risk Management Framework in January 2023, guiding AI integration in cybersecurity. Version 1.0 addresses trustworthiness metrics like validity, reliability, and resilience.
CISA issued April 2026 guidance on AI-specific threats, including model poisoning. Director Jen Easterly emphasized, "AI defenses must counter AI-enabled attacks."
Europe's AI Act, per EU Commission on March 2026, mandates high-risk assessments for cybersecurity AI systems effective August 2026.
MarketBeat Criteria and Broader Tech Trends
MarketBeat screened AI stocks with over 20% AI-derived revenue and positive ratings from five firms, including Morningstar (4-star for CRWD) and TipRanks (7.5/10 average), as of April 14.
Cybersecurity sector posted 15% average Q1 2026 revenue growth, S&P Global data shows. Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5% to 16,450 points on April 14 close, per Yahoo Finance, driven by tech gains.
These AI stocks align with 22% projected cybersecurity spending growth in 2026, per Gartner analyst Raj Loomba on April 12.
