Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP Shares Sold by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc trimmed its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 23,747 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,888 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Check Point Software Technologies were worth $4,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHKP. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

CHKP stock opened at $171.81 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $184.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.58. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a 1 year low of $161.00 and a 1 year high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 38.78% and a return on equity of 38.96%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.70 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHKP has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho cut their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $225.00 to $205.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Wedbush lowered their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.00.

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

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).