Wedbush Cuts Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Price Target to $210.00

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its target price reduced by Wedbush from $240.00 to $210.00 in a report published on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the technology company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective 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. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

CHKP stock opened at $171.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The company’s 50-day moving average is $184.67 and its 200-day moving average is $190.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.77 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The firm’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. Equities research analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,654,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,250 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $974,000 after purchasing an additional 590 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 745 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 2,783 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $516,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co boosted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 44.4% in the 4th quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 35,569 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,600,000 after buying an additional 10,930 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Check Point Software Technologies News Roundup

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).