Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Competitors $215.48 -1.99 (-0.92%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$218.87 +3.39 (+1.58%) As of 04:39 PM 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, INFY, CRWV, SNOW, RBLX, and NETShould 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), American Noble Gas (INFY), CoreWeave (CRWV), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). Check Point Software Technologies vs. Its Competitors CrowdStrike Fortinet Palo Alto Networks Zscaler NetEase American Noble Gas CoreWeave Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has better earnings and valuation, CRWD or CHKP? Check Point Software Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCrowdStrike$3.95B30.01-$19.27M-$0.69-689.80Check Point Software Technologies$2.57B9.24$845.70M$7.5828.43 Which has more volatility and risk, CRWD or CHKP? CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CRWD or CHKP? 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CRWD or CHKP more profitable? Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 32.75% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 32.88% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CrowdStrike-4.17% 0.43% 0.17% Check Point Software Technologies 32.75%32.88%16.43% Do analysts recommend CRWD or CHKP? CrowdStrike presently has a consensus price target of $460.93, indicating a potential downside of 3.16%. Check Point Software Technologies has a consensus price target of $234.24, indicating a potential upside of 8.71%. 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 CrowdStrike 1 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Check Point Software Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Does the media prefer CRWD or CHKP? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 71 more articles in the media than Check Point Software Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for CrowdStrike and 16 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Check Point Software Technologies' score of 0.89 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CrowdStrike 61 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Check Point Software Technologies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCheck Point Software Technologies beats CrowdStrike on 9 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$23.92B$45.11B$28.45B$9.41BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.09%4.04%P/E Ratio28.4372.7333.5919.84Price / Sales9.2413.961,804.1499.59Price / Cash24.27174.6737.8657.94Price / Book8.5019.487.635.65Net Income$845.70M$481.55M$779.03M$258.00M7 Day Performance-0.01%2.75%2.35%2.09%1 Month Performance-1.35%-0.34%7.48%11.13%1 Year Performance25.21%26.02%52,761.55%18.40% Check Point Software Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.2979 of 5 stars$215.48-0.9%$234.24+8.7%+26.7%$23.92B$2.57B28.436,669Analyst ForecastCRWDCrowdStrike4.4677 of 5 stars$505.46-1.7%$453.88-10.2%+32.4%$125.99B$3.95B-732.5510,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFTNTFortinet4.2052 of 5 stars$106.65+0.9%$105.62-1.0%+77.5%$81.63B$5.96B43.8914,138Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPANWPalo Alto Networks4.1367 of 5 stars$201.42-0.2%$208.00+3.3%+18.2%$134.31B$8.03B115.1015,289Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionZSZscaler4.2218 of 5 stars$315.45+0.2%$296.82-5.9%+46.9%$49.12B$2.17B-1,213.277,348Positive NewsNTESNetEase4.2071 of 5 stars$133.03+0.1%$119.38-10.3%+43.3%$84.29B$14.43B19.1426,028Positive NewsGap UpINFYAmerican Noble Gas2.3485 of 5 stars$18.83-0.7%$17.48-7.2%-10.0%$78.02B$19.28B24.78323,578News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$159.70-3.3%$65.00-59.3%N/A$76.65BN/A0.00881Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeSNOWSnowflake3.8168 of 5 stars$225.71+1.9%$225.36-0.2%+56.6%$75.36B$3.63B-53.617,834Analyst ForecastRBLXRoblox2.4993 of 5 stars$107.71+4.0%$83.52-22.5%+205.7%$73.06B$3.84B-80.382,474Analyst ForecastNETCloudflare3.9157 of 5 stars$193.15+1.0%$145.92-24.5%+137.3%$66.95B$1.67B-839.784,263Analyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CrowdStrike Competitors Fortinet Competitors Palo Alto Networks Competitors Zscaler Competitors NetEase Competitors American Noble Gas Competitors CoreWeave Competitors Snowflake Competitors Roblox Competitors Cloudflare 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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