Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) is projected to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, July 30th. Analysts expect Check Point Software Technologies to post earnings of $2.45 per share and revenue of $675.4540 million for the quarter. Check Point Software Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.500 EPS. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $668.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $672.55 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 38.37% and a return on equity of 38.79%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.21 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Check Point Software Technologies to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of CHKP opened at $132.75 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $130.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.49. Check Point Software Technologies has a 12-month low of $112.23 and a 12-month high of $222.21.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHKP has been the subject of a number of research reports. Scotiabank raised shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $190.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Guggenheim upgraded Check Point Software Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $188.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Friday, May 1st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $151.81.

Insider Transactions at Check Point Software Technologies

In other Check Point Software Technologies news, Director Yoav Chelouche sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.28, for a total value of $3,507,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $562,242.24. This represents a 86.18% 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. Corporate insiders own 29.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Horizon Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 28.9% in the third quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 241 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 745 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 5,109 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $948,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 28.6% in the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 423 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,168 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $217,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

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).