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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP Shares Acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Key Points

  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its Q3 stake in Check Point by 6.0%, adding 9,935 shares to hold 174,357 shares valued at about $36.08 million (≈0.16% ownership).
  • Check Point beat quarterly EPS estimates ($3.40 vs. $2.77) with revenue of $744.9M (up 5.9% YoY) and guided Q1 FY26 to $2.35–2.45 EPS and FY26 to $10.05–10.85 EPS.
  • Institutional ownership is very high (98.51%), and analyst sentiment is mixed with an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $212.40 versus a recent share price near $152.73 (52‑week range $150.17–$234.35).
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - Free Report) by 6.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 174,357 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 9,935 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned 0.16% of Check Point Software Technologies worth $36,076,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 468,954 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $97,030,000 after acquiring an additional 57,817 shares in the last quarter. Davis Capital Management purchased a new position in Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,276,000. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,601,592 shares of the technology company's stock worth $538,295,000 after purchasing an additional 8,814 shares during the last quarter. M&G PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. M&G PLC now owns 119,834 shares of the technology company's stock worth $24,806,000 after purchasing an additional 39,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meyer Handelman Co. grew its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 11.9% in the third quarter. Meyer Handelman Co. now owns 52,291 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $10,820,000 after purchasing an additional 5,552 shares in the last quarter. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

CHKP stock opened at $152.73 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $168.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.10. 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 stock has a market cap of $16.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.63. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a 52-week low of $150.17 and a 52-week high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.70 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $208.00 to $186.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Truist Financial set a $225.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $212.40.

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About Check Point Software Technologies

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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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