Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for CHKP Q1 Earnings

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Check Point Software Technologies in a research note issued on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst J. Celino forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.91 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Check Point Software Technologies' current full-year earnings is $7.87 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Check Point Software Technologies' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $178.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wedbush increased their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $199.05.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

Check Point Software Technologies stock traded up $0.58 during trading on Monday, reaching $188.63. 685,257 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 690,260. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $186.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $182.19. The company has a market capitalization of $20.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.77, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.63. Check Point Software Technologies has a 52-week low of $145.75 and a 52-week high of $210.70.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.25. The business had revenue of $635.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $634.96 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 33.17% and a return on equity of 31.84%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.80 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,527,700 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $912,070,000 after purchasing an additional 114,938 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 10.5% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 4,108,685 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $677,869,000 after acquiring an additional 391,983 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 10.7% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,836,799 shares of the technology company's stock worth $354,153,000 after acquiring an additional 177,104 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 28.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,133,175 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $218,488,000 after purchasing an additional 252,581 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 73.8% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,094,887 shares of the technology company's stock worth $211,105,000 after purchasing an additional 464,821 shares during the period. 98.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company offers a multilevel security architecture, cloud, network, mobile devices, endpoints information, and IOT solutions. It provides Check Point Infinity Architecture, a cyber security architecture that protects against fifth generation cyber-attacks across various networks, endpoint, cloud, workloads, Internet of Things, and mobile.