Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Competitors

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	30.01	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-689.80
Check Point Software Technologies	$2.57B	9.24	$845.70M	$7.58	28.43

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)	2.54
Check 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

Summary

Check Point Software Technologies beats CrowdStrike on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.