Mizuho Cuts Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Price Target to $205.00

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its target price trimmed by Mizuho from $225.00 to $205.00 in a report published on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a neutral rating on the technology company’s stock.

CHKP has been the topic of several other reports. Truist Financial set a $225.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. KeyCorp raised Check Point Software Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $197.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CHKP opened at $171.81 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Check Point Software Technologies has a 1-year low of $161.00 and a 1-year high of $234.35. The business’s 50 day moving average is $184.67 and its 200-day moving average is $190.48.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last issued 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. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The firm had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.70 earnings per share. Check Point Software Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings 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 valued at $1,472,832,000 after buying an additional 1,766,774 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $731,276,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,654,602 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $492,588,000 after purchasing an additional 157,327 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd grew its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 0.3% during the third quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,601,592 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $538,295,000 after purchasing an additional 8,814 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 8.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,171,322 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $449,274,000 after purchasing an additional 170,075 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Check Point Software Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat and upside FY EPS guide — CHKP posted stronger-than-expected Q4 non-GAAP EPS ($3.40 vs. $2.77 consensus) with revenue roughly in line; management raised FY‑2026 EPS guidance to $10.05–$10.85 (above consensus), supporting a constructive near‑term outlook. Check Point Software Reports Fourth Quarter and 2025 Full Year Results
• Positive Sentiment: AI/security M&A and product momentum — Check Point announced multiple AI/security acquisitions (Cyata, Cyclops, Rotate and earlier Lakera AI) to bolster its AI-security and exposure-management stack, which investors view as strategically important given enterprise AI adoption. Acquisitions / Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Strong cash position and buybacks — large cash balance (~$4.34B after convertible notes) and substantial share repurchases (~$1.4B in 2025, $425M in Q4) support shareholder returns and reduce float concerns. Financial Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction to detailed metrics and call — analysts and investors are parsing billings/RPO growth and management’s AI narrative; multiple earnings-call transcripts and recaps provide context but are not single drivers. Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears inconsistent — reports show a spike but the published short-volume figures are malformed (zeros/NaN); nothing actionable from short-interest filings at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed near-term guidance: Q1 revenue guide below Street — CHKP set Q1 FY26 revenue guidance ($655M–$685M) well below consensus (~$746M), which is a potential near-term headwind and explains some analyst caution. Q1 Guidance / Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets — several firms (TD Cowen, Wedbush, Barclays, Mizuho, BMO) lowered targets today (though many kept positive ratings), which can cap upside or add caution for traders despite the earnings beat. Analyst Price Target Moves

About Check Point Software Technologies

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).