TD Cowen Cuts Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Price Target to $260.00

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its target price reduced by TD Cowen from $285.00 to $260.00 in a research report released on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the technology company’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on CHKP. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $195.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Thursday. Stephens dropped 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. Mizuho reduced their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $225.00 to $205.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of CHKP stock opened at $171.81 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $184.67 and a 200 day moving average of $190.48. 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 has a 1-year low of $161.00 and a 1-year high of $234.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.58.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.63. The firm had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The business’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CHKP. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the first quarter worth $262,000. Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $202,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 8.7% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,303 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 72.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Check Point Software Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $205,000. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Check Point Software Technologies News

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).