Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $225.9048.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho set a $225.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $211.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Down 6.8%

Shares of CHKP stock opened at $164.47 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $18.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.01, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a 50 day moving average of $185.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $190.97. Check Point Software Technologies has a 52 week low of $161.00 and a 52 week high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.77 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 37.91% and a net margin of 37.62%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Check Point Software Technologies

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CHKP. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $731,276,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,937,229 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,472,832,000 after buying an additional 1,766,774 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS boosted its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 105.0% during the 4th quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 1,820,339 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $337,782,000 after acquiring an additional 932,485 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 2,413.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 628,858 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $139,135,000 after acquiring an additional 603,836 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 31.4% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,497,275 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $516,711,000 after acquiring an additional 597,413 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

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).