Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: Check Point has an average rating of "Hold" from 22 analysts (15 hold, 7 buy) with a mean 12‑month target of $208.26.
• Recent results and guidance: The company beat EPS estimates ($3.40 vs. $2.77) while revenue was slightly below expectations ($744.9M vs. $746.4M); management set Q1 FY2026 guidance of 2.350–2.450 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 10.050–10.850 EPS.
• Valuation and ownership: Shares opened at $148.23 (12‑month range $135.82–$233.78), market cap is $15.65B with a P/E of 15.38, and institutional investors own about 98.51% of the stock.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the twenty-two analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $208.2609.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on CHKP. KeyCorp upgraded Check Point Software Technologies to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Argus upgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Evercore set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $165.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $220.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

CHKP stock opened at $148.23 on Friday. Check Point Software Technologies has a twelve month low of $135.82 and a twelve month high of $233.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $15.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.65. The business's fifty day moving average is $161.03 and its 200-day moving average is $181.68.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.77 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.70 earnings per share. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.450 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Ossiam lifted its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 139.1% in the third quarter. Ossiam now owns 165 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Check Point Software Technologies Company Profile

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is an Israeli-founded cybersecurity company that develops, markets and supports a broad portfolio of network, cloud and endpoint security products. Founded in 1993, the company was an early pioneer of stateful inspection firewall technology and later developed a modular “software blade” approach that allowed customers to combine protection capabilities. Check Point's product set spans physical and virtual security appliances, software and cloud-native services designed to prevent cyberattacks, protect data and simplify security management for enterprises and service providers.

Key product families include Quantum Security Gateways (on-premises and hybrid appliances), CloudGuard (cloud security posture and workload protection), Harmony (endpoint, remote access and unified endpoint security), and SandBlast (advanced threat prevention and sandboxing).

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