Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Invests $1.84 Million in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,865 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,838,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CHKP. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter worth $27,000. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in Check Point Software Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Check Point Software Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Ossiam lifted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 139.1% in the third quarter. Ossiam now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter worth about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Check Point Software Technologies

In other Check Point Software Technologies news, Director Yoav Chelouche sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.28, for a total value of $3,507,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 4,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $562,242.24. This trade represents a 86.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 29.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Down 0.9%

CHKP stock opened at $127.13 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average of $131.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $145.23. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a 52-week low of $112.23 and a 52-week high of $210.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.85.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.10. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 37.93%.The business had revenue of $673.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $675.45 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.44 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHKP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank raised Check Point Software Technologies from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, July 6th. Citigroup reduced 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 reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Truist Financial set a $150.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Check Point Software Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $149.48.

Key Headlines Impacting Check Point Software Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Check Point Software Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Check Point reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.55 per share, exceeding the $2.45 consensus estimate and rising from $2.37 a year earlier. Revenue increased 1.3% year over year to $673.6 million, while subscription revenue and demand for AI-security products supported growth. Check Point Software Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its price target from $140 to $150 and assigned a “positive” rating, implying substantial upside from recent levels. Susquehanna Check Point Analyst Action
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched an AI Network Firewall designed to give organizations visibility and control over AI use across employees, applications and AI agents. The product could strengthen Check Point’s competitive position as cybersecurity demand increasingly shifts toward AI protection. Check Point Launches AI Network Firewall
• Neutral Sentiment: Full-year 2026 guidance calls for adjusted EPS of $10.05-$10.85 and revenue of $2.8-$2.9 billion, broadly in line with current Wall Street expectations and offering limited near-term upside to estimates. Check Point Reports Second-Quarter Results
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $655 million-$685 million fell below the $696.5 million consensus estimate, raising concerns about near-term growth. Product sales and cash flow also faced pressure despite the earnings beat.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst views remain mixed: Wells Fargo cut its target from $140 to $130 and maintained an “equal weight” rating, suggesting limited upside and reinforcing caution around Check Point’s modest revenue growth. Wells Fargo Lowers Check Point Price Target

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).