Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Competitors $185.03 -3.18 (-1.69%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$184.14 -0.89 (-0.48%) As of 06:18 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CHKP vs. CRWD, FTNT, PANW, ZS, NTES, NET, SNOW, INFY, CRWV, and TEAMShould you be buying Check Point Software Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Check Point Software Technologies include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Fortinet (FTNT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Zscaler (ZS), NetEase (NTES), Cloudflare (NET), Snowflake (SNOW), American Noble Gas (INFY), CoreWeave (CRWV), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Check Point Software Technologies vs. Its Competitors CrowdStrike Fortinet Palo Alto Networks Zscaler NetEase Cloudflare Snowflake American Noble Gas CoreWeave Atlassian Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CHKP or CRWD? 98.5% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CHKP or CRWD more profitable? Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 32.48% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 33.21% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Check Point Software Technologies32.48% 33.21% 16.52% CrowdStrike -4.17%0.43%0.17% Which has better earnings & valuation, CHKP or CRWD? Check Point Software Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check Point Software Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheck Point Software Technologies$2.57B7.93$845.70M$7.6824.09CrowdStrike$3.95B26.79-$19.27M-$0.69-615.94 Which has more volatility and risk, CHKP or CRWD? Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CHKP or CRWD? Check Point Software Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $228.08, suggesting a potential upside of 23.27%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $461.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Check Point Software Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Check Point Software Technologies is more favorable than CrowdStrike.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Check Point Software Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48CrowdStrike 1 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Does the media favor CHKP or CRWD? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 63 more articles in the media than Check Point Software Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 88 mentions for CrowdStrike and 25 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Check Point Software Technologies' score of 0.56 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Check Point Software Technologies 13 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CrowdStrike 57 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCheck Point Software Technologies beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Check Point Software Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHKP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CHKP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CHKP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheck Point Software TechnologiesSecurity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$20.70B$42.18B$29.51B$9.57BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.11%4.17%P/E Ratio24.0964.8750.8725.14Price / Sales7.9312.921,556.0286.79Price / Cash21.00182.0336.7258.58Price / Book7.1817.267.315.59Net Income$845.70M$481.55M$803.33M$265.48M7 Day Performance-1.88%-4.85%1.13%1.22%1 Month Performance-18.20%-11.38%-0.75%0.39%1 Year Performance3.08%19.28%53,045.80%23.47% Check Point Software Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.5994 of 5 stars$185.03-1.7%$228.08+23.3%+4.0%$20.70B$2.57B24.096,669Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.3824 of 5 stars$454.86+1.8%$461.17+1.4%+84.2%$113.37B$4.14B-659.2210,118Trending NewsInsider TradeFTNTFortinet4.9394 of 5 stars$98.55+1.2%$107.00+8.6%+7.7%$75.43B$6.14B40.5614,138Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownPANWPalo Alto Networks4.514 of 5 stars$171.00-1.1%$209.61+22.6%+10.5%$114.02B$8.03B97.7115,289Positive NewsInsider TradeZSZscaler3.6155 of 5 stars$285.86+2.0%$296.82+3.8%+64.0%$44.51B$2.17B-1,099.467,348Positive NewsNTESNetEase3.7155 of 5 stars$130.28+2.3%$120.00-7.9%+49.2%$82.54B$14.43B18.7526,028NETCloudflare4.2733 of 5 stars$208.45+4.2%$186.88-10.3%+175.4%$72.25B$1.88B-613.094,263SNOWSnowflake4.0833 of 5 stars$208.39+1.6%$226.73+8.8%+79.6%$69.57B$3.84B-49.507,834Trending NewsGap UpINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.1214 of 5 stars$16.48+0.4%$18.48+12.1%-23.7%$68.30B$19.28B21.41323,578Positive NewsCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$106.01+1.8%$90.20-14.9%N/A$50.88BN/A0.00881Gap UpTEAMAtlassian4.8367 of 5 stars$185.69+1.5%$274.05+47.6%+24.4%$48.75B$4.36B-111.8612,157Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CrowdStrike Competitors Fortinet Competitors Palo Alto Networks Competitors Zscaler Competitors NetEase Competitors Cloudflare Competitors Snowflake Competitors American Noble Gas Competitors CoreWeave Competitors Atlassian Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CHKP) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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