Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) Receives $225.90 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $216.00.

CHKP has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings raised Check Point Software Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Thursday. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $195.00 to $180.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Friday. Finally, Stephens cut their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday.

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

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Up 4.5%

CHKP opened at $171.81 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $190.48. Check Point Software Technologies has a 52 week low of $161.00 and a 52 week high of $234.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market cap 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 earnings per share (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 analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Ossiam grew its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 139.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ossiam now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. 98.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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).