Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) Stock Rated “Hold” by Sell-Side Analysts

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-seven brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $148.74.

CHKP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Compass Point set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Monday, July 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $145.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 6th.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of CHKP stock opened at $130.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is $132.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $133.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Check Point Software Technologies has a 12-month low of $112.23 and a 12-month high of $210.66.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $2.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $673.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $675.45 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.80% and a net margin of 37.93%.The business’s revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.37 earnings per share. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.530 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. Analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Check Point Software Technologies news, CRO Sherif Seddik sold 10,272 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.59, for a total value of $1,269,516.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive owned 24,675 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,049,583.25. This represents a 29.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 29.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CHKP. Junto Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the second quarter valued at $72,445,000. National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 114.8% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 15,468 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,033,000 after purchasing an additional 8,268 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $302,000. Waverly Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 1,883 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,752,000. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that develops solutions designed to protect networks, cloud environments, endpoints, mobile devices, and email systems from cyber threats. Its offerings help organizations prevent malware, ransomware, phishing, unauthorized access, and other security risks across increasingly distributed information technology environments.

The company’s product portfolio includes network security appliances and software, cloud security platforms, endpoint protection, mobile security, email and collaboration security, security management tools, and threat intelligence services.