ABN Amro Investment Solutions Cuts Position in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP

ABN Amro Investment Solutions reduced its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,140 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,855 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Check Point Software Technologies were worth $2,512,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 27.1% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,170,455 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,276,729,000 after acquiring an additional 1,317,167 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Check Point Software Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $714,801,000. Ninety One UK Ltd lifted 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 worth $538,295,000 after purchasing an additional 8,814 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 9.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,001,247 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $442,733,000 after buying an additional 170,373 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 9.6% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,899,862 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $420,344,000 after buying an additional 166,092 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHKP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI set a $185.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Friday. Roth Mkm reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $197.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial set a $225.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut 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 report on Monday, January 5th. 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies stock opened at $171.81 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.58. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a twelve month low of $161.00 and a twelve month high of $234.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $184.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.48.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $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 forecast that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current year.

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).