Barclays Cuts Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Price Target to $195.00

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its price objective cut by Barclays from $220.00 to $195.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the technology company’s stock.

CHKP has been the subject of a number of other reports. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $211.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. KeyCorp raised shares of Check Point Software Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Stephens reduced their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of CHKP stock opened at $171.81 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $184.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $190.48. Check Point Software Technologies has a one year low of $161.00 and a one year high of $234.35. The stock has a market cap 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.77 by $0.63. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 38.78% and a return on equity of 38.98%. The company had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.70 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $262,000. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $202,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 8.7% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,303 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 72.1% during the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,592 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $205,000. 98.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Check Point Software Technologies News Summary

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).