Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Given New $205.00 Price Target at Mizuho

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its price target decreased by Mizuho from $225.00 to $205.00 in a research report report published on Friday, Marketbeat reports. Mizuho currently has a neutral rating on the technology company’s stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on CHKP. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $235.00 to $220.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Stephens upgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $225.00 to $240.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $211.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. KeyCorp raised Check Point Software Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CHKP opened at $171.81 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $190.65. Check Point Software Technologies has a 52-week low of $161.00 and a 52-week high of $234.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.63. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.96% and a net margin of 38.78%.The firm had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $746.40 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts forecast that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $731,276,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,937,229 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,472,832,000 after purchasing an additional 1,766,774 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 26,561.6% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,233,899 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $228,962,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229,271 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS raised its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 105.0% during the fourth quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 1,820,339 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $337,782,000 after purchasing an additional 932,485 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 2,413.2% during the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 628,858 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $139,135,000 after purchasing an additional 603,836 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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

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).