Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Earns “Neutral” Rating from Cantor Fitzgerald

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a report released on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $150.00 price objective on the technology company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 6.01% from the stock’s current price.

CHKP has been the topic of several other research reports. Wedbush downgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $135.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $150.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. Yorkville Ives began coverage on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $168.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nineteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $149.43.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

Shares of CHKP stock opened at $141.50 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $137.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.67. The firm has a market cap of $14.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.48, a P/E/G ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 0.48. Check Point Software Technologies has a one year low of $112.23 and a one year high of $206.43.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The technology company reported $2.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.01. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.80% and a net margin of 37.93%. The firm had revenue of $669.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $672.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.94 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Check Point Software Technologies

In other news, insider Nataly Kremer sold 3,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.08, for a total transaction of $478,004.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 19,347 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,903,597.76. This represents a 14.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 29.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CHKP. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 16.2% during the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 809,115 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $115,582,000 after buying an additional 112,713 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 26.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 808,428 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $115,484,000 after buying an additional 170,024 shares during the last quarter. Junto Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $72,445,000. Sound Shore Management Inc. CT increased its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 22.1% in the 1st quarter. Sound Shore Management Inc. CT now owns 518,529 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $74,072,000 after buying an additional 93,945 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 458,650 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $65,518,000 after buying an additional 4,490 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Check Point Software Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter adjusted EPS was $2.49, narrowly above the $2.48 analyst consensus. Full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $10.25-$10.37 is also above the $10.04 consensus, supporting expectations for solid profitability. Check Point Software third-quarter earnings results
• Positive Sentiment: Management described the current period as a potential trough and expects a gradual recovery, although the timing remains uncertain. The company continues to report strong profitability, including a 37.93% net margin and 38.80% return on equity.
• Neutral Sentiment: Full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $2.7 billion-$2.8 billion is broadly aligned with the $2.8 billion consensus, but the range leaves limited room for upside. Check Point Software reports third-quarter financial results
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was $669.8 million, below the $672.1 million consensus and down 1.1% year over year. Earnings declined sharply from $3.94 per share in the prior-year quarter, reinforcing concerns about slowing growth. Check Point reports in-line third-quarter EPS
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $720 million-$770 million is well below the $787.3 million consensus, while the EPS range of $2.71-$2.83 brackets but centers below the $2.81 estimate. This implies near-term pressure on sales and likely delayed recovery. Check Point shares fall after revenue miss
• Negative Sentiment: Products and licenses revenue fell 19%, a potentially significant issue because weaker new sales can reduce future maintenance revenue. A $25 million research-and-development credit also lifted operating margin to 26%; excluding the credit, margin would have been about 23%.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that develops products and services designed to protect organizations, governments and consumers from cyber threats. Its offerings help secure networks, cloud environments, endpoints, mobile devices, data and remote access, with capabilities including threat prevention, firewall protection, intrusion prevention, email security and security management.

The company organizes its portfolio under platforms that include Quantum for network security, CloudGuard for cloud security and Harmony for user, endpoint and remote-access protection.