Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$131.64 +1.13 (+0.87%)

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Check Point Software Technologies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
19

Buy
8

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Check Point Software Technologies in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 27 analysts, 19 have given a hold rating, and 8 have given a buy rating for CHKP.

Consensus Price Target

$148.74
12.99% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Check Point Software Technologies, the average price target is $148.74. The highest price target for CHKP is $220.00, while the lowest price target for CHKP is $105.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.99% from the current price of $131.64.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CHKP Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/13/25 to 9/13/26	1 Month Ago 8/14/25 to 8/14/26	3 Months Ago 6/15/25 to 6/15/26	1 Year Ago 9/13/24 to 9/13/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	8 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)
Hold	19 Hold rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$148.74	$149.67	$146.50	$227.58
Forecasted Upside	12.99% Upside	13.62% Upside	18.66% Upside	16.60% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

CHKP Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CHKP Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Check Point Software Technologies	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.30	2.22	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	12.99% Upside	430.20% Upside	16.41% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CHKP News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/10/2026	Wedbush 5 of 5 stars	Daniel Ives 3 of 5 stars	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$135.00	+3.44%
8/7/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C-)
8/3/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Fatima Boolani 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$125.00 ➝ $130.00	+2.26%
8/1/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gabriela Borges Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$168.00 ➝ $150.00	+17.99%
7/31/2026	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$105.00	-17.93%
7/31/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Roger Boyd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $135.00	+6.20%
7/31/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Borg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$120.00 ➝ $130.00	+2.27%
7/31/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Saket Kalia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$145.00 ➝ $140.00	+9.18%
7/31/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Poland Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$140.00 ➝ $130.00	+3.22%
7/31/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shyam Patil Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive	$140.00 ➝ $150.00	+16.98%
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7/30/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/27/2026	Compass Point Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tal Liani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$135.00	+1.79%
7/27/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tal Liani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$120.00 ➝ $140.00	+7.22%
7/27/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Essex Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$135.00	+3.39%
7/23/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Ruykhaver Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$150.00	+18.17%
7/15/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Tindle Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
7/6/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Colville Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform	$185.00	+35.45%
7/1/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John DiFucci Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$188.00	+43.04%
5/4/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Keith Bachman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$210.00 ➝ $135.00	+17.89%
5/1/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$133.00	+14.53%
5/1/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gregg Moskowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$135.00	+15.69%
5/1/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$160.00	+42.26%
5/1/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform	$157.00 ➝ $135.00	+16.72%
4/30/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$145.00	+28.92%
4/30/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Junaid Siddiqui Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$150.00	+33.37%
4/30/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$120.00	+5.17%
2/26/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold
2/13/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shrenik Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$220.00	+25.43%
2/13/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$185.00	+6.32%
2/13/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brad Zelnick Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$180.00	+9.44%
1/12/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold
2/27/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Dezort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold
2/24/2025	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	A. Shepherd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold

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Should I Buy Check Point Software Technologies Stock? CHKP Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Check Point Software Technologies pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Check Point Software Technologies
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.:

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. recently reported Q2 2026 earnings of $2.55 per share, which exceeded the analyst consensus estimate of $2.45 by $0.10, demonstrating the company's ability to generate strong profitability with a net margin of 37.93% and a return on equity of 38.80%.
The stock is currently trading at $135.06, which is below the consensus price target of $149.67 set by analysts, suggesting potential upside for investors as the current price is also lower than the intrinsic value estimates of $166 per share cited in recent research.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a low beta of 0.50, indicating that the stock is less volatile than the overall market, which can provide a more stable investment profile for risk-averse investors during periods of market uncertainty.
Institutional investors have shown renewed interest in the company, with the Virginia Retirement Systems purchasing a new stake of 195,937 shares valued at approximately $25.75 million during the second quarter, signaling confidence in the company's long-term prospects.
The company maintains a strong balance sheet with a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 1.67, indicating sufficient liquidity to cover short-term obligations, while a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72 suggests a manageable level of leverage.

Check Point Software Technologies
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. for these reasons:

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a consensus rating of "Hold" from 28 research firms, with 19 analysts assigning a Hold rating and only 9 assigning a Buy rating, reflecting a lack of strong bullish conviction among professional investors.
The stock has experienced a significant decline from its 52-week high of $210.66 to its current price of $135.06, representing a drop of over 35%, which may indicate ongoing pressure on the stock's valuation and investor sentiment.
Short interest in the stock has increased to 5,509,156 shares as of August 14, 2026, representing 7.6% of the float, which suggests that a significant portion of investors are betting against the stock's future performance.
Insider selling activity has been notable, with CRO Sherif Seddik selling 10,272 shares at an average price of $123.59 in August 2026, and Director Yoav Chelouche selling 25,000 shares at $140.28 in June 2026, which may signal a lack of confidence from company insiders.
Revenue growth has slowed to 1.3% year-over-year in Q2 2026, down from 4.8% in Q1 2026 and 5.9% in Q4 2025, indicating a deceleration in top-line growth that could impact future earnings potential.

CHKP Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Check Point Software Technologies is $148.74, with a high forecast of $220.00 and a low forecast of $105.00.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Check Point Software Technologies in the last twelve months. There are currently 19 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" CHKP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CHKP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Check Point Software Technologies's stock has a predicted upside of 12.99% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Check Point Software Technologies's stock had 3 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts.

Check Point Software Technologies has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Compass Point, Guggenheim, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Raymond James Financial, Roth Capital, Scotiabank, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Check Point Software Technologies more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Check Point Software Technologies is 2.30 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.22. Learn more on how CHKP compares to other companies.

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Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Stock Forecast & Price Target