Cantor Fitzgerald Forecasts CHKP FY2026 Earnings

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report released on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst J. Ruykhaver forecasts that the technology company will earn $9.34 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Check Point Software Technologies' current full-year earnings is $8.61 per share.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The technology company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.19 by $0.02. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 32.97% and a return on equity of 32.40%. The business had revenue of $637.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $635.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.04 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Roth Capital initiated coverage on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $215.00 price objective on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Check Point Software Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $221.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $232.04.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

Check Point Software Technologies stock traded up $1.85 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $229.65. The company had a trading volume of 649,069 shares, compared to its average volume of 779,240. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.26 billion, a PE ratio of 30.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.66. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $219.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $209.45. Check Point Software Technologies has a 1-year low of $152.91 and a 1-year high of $243.66.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHKP. Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 5,507 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,028,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC boosted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 2,388 shares of the technology company's stock worth $447,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,891 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. 98.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company offers a multilevel security architecture, cloud, network, mobile devices, endpoints information, and IOT solutions. It provides Check Point Infinity Architecture, a cyber security architecture that protects against fifth generation cyber-attacks across various networks, endpoint, cloud, workloads, Internet of Things, and mobile.