Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $225.9048.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group set a $200.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $197.00 target price on Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Stephens raised Check Point Software Technologies from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $225.00 to $240.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Ossiam grew its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 139.1% in the third quarter. Ossiam now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in Check Point Software Technologies during the third quarter worth $38,000. Institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

More Check Point Software Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Check Point Software Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat — non‑GAAP EPS of $3.40 topped Street estimates (consensus ~ $2.77), showing improved profitability and margin expansion. Reuters: Q4 profit tops estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised FY2026 EPS guidance to $10.05–$10.85, above consensus (~$9.80), signaling confidence in full‑year profitability. GlobeNewswire: Full results & guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic M&A to accelerate AI/security capabilities — Check Point announced three deals (Cyata, Cyclops, Rotate) to expand AI security, exposure management and MSP tools. These acquisitions support the company’s AI security narrative. Globes: Buys 3 Israeli startups
• Positive Sentiment: Strong balance sheet and shareholder returns — cash & equivalents and marketable securities totalled ~$4.34B and the company repurchased ~$1.4B of stock in 2025, supporting buyback-driven EPS economics. QuiverQuant: Results summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials and call transcript are available for deeper detail on guidance assumptions and product mix — useful for modeling recurring revenue and AI product cadence. Seeking Alpha: Q4 earnings transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 2026 guide disappointed on revenue — management set Q1 revenue at $655M–$685M vs. consensus ~$746M (EPS guide 2.35–2.45, roughly at/just below Street). The sizable revenue shortfall for the current quarter is the primary near‑term negative catalyst. GlobeNewswire: Q1 & FY guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Market headlines framed the print as “mixed” — the EPS beat was offset by the weak Q1 revenue outlook and the announcement of multiple small acquisitions, prompting negative headlines and selling pressure. MSN: Falls after mixed Q4

Check Point Software Technologies Trading Down 6.8%

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies stock opened at $164.47 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $190.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.01, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.58. Check Point Software Technologies has a 1-year low of $161.00 and a 1-year high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.63. The firm had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 37.62% and a return on equity of 37.91%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.70 EPS. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.450 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Check Point Software Technologies Company Profile

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is an Israeli-founded cybersecurity company that develops, markets and supports a broad portfolio of network, cloud and endpoint security products. Founded in 1993, the company was an early pioneer of stateful inspection firewall technology and later developed a modular “software blade” approach that allowed customers to combine protection capabilities. Check Point’s product set spans physical and virtual security appliances, software and cloud-native services designed to prevent cyberattacks, protect data and simplify security management for enterprises and service providers.

Key product families include Quantum Security Gateways (on-premises and hybrid appliances), CloudGuard (cloud security posture and workload protection), Harmony (endpoint, remote access and unified endpoint security), and SandBlast (advanced threat prevention and sandboxing).