Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Competitors $226.19 +3.20 (+1.44%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$224.32 -1.87 (-0.82%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CHKP vs. CRWD, FTNT, PANW, ZS, NTES, CRWV, INFY, SNOW, RBLX, and NETShould you be buying Check Point Software Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Check Point Software Technologies include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Fortinet (FTNT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Zscaler (ZS), NetEase (NTES), CoreWeave (CRWV), American Noble Gas (INFY), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). Check Point Software Technologies vs. Its Competitors CrowdStrike Fortinet Palo Alto Networks Zscaler NetEase CoreWeave American Noble Gas Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Does the media favor CRWD or CHKP? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 50 more articles in the media than Check Point Software Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for CrowdStrike and 17 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point Software Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.00 indicating that Check Point Software Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CrowdStrike 43 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Check Point Software Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CRWD or CHKP more profitable? Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 32.75% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 32.88% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CrowdStrike-4.17% 0.43% 0.17% Check Point Software Technologies 32.75%32.88%16.43% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRWD or CHKP? Check Point Software Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check Point Software Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrowdStrike$3.95B32.01-$19.27M-$0.69-735.81Check Point Software Technologies$2.57B9.70$845.70M$7.5829.84 Do analysts recommend CRWD or CHKP? CrowdStrike presently has a consensus target price of $453.88, suggesting a potential downside of 10.60%. Check Point Software Technologies has a consensus target price of $232.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.76%. Given Check Point Software Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Check Point Software Technologies is more favorable than CrowdStrike.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CrowdStrike 2 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 27 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Check Point Software Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Which has more volatility & risk, CRWD or CHKP? CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CRWD or CHKP? 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCheck Point Software Technologies beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Check Point Software Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHKP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CHKP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CHKP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheck Point Software TechnologiesSecurity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$24.53B$46.93B$27.50B$8.95BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.13%4.04%P/E Ratio29.8475.1437.2920.11Price / Sales9.7014.601,923.62119.81Price / Cash24.88186.2638.4157.86Price / Book8.9220.357.195.56Net Income$845.70M$481.55M$763.56M$248.40M7 Day Performance3.10%2.35%1.36%4.67%1 Month Performance-0.71%2.53%4.79%6.64%1 Year Performance33.14%28.32%52,367.74%21.31% Check Point Software Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.4393 of 5 stars$226.19+1.4%$232.44+2.8%+33.5%$24.53B$2.57B29.846,669Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.3484 of 5 stars$509.31+2.0%$453.88-10.9%+29.9%$126.95B$3.95B-738.1310,118Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeFTNTFortinet4.4232 of 5 stars$105.72+2.5%$105.62-0.1%+78.9%$80.92B$5.96B43.5112,600Positive NewsPANWPalo Alto Networks4.4618 of 5 stars$204.64+2.0%$208.00+1.6%+20.8%$136.45B$8.03B116.9415,289Positive NewsZSZscaler3.7349 of 5 stars$313.94-0.4%$295.50-5.9%+55.0%$48.88B$2.55B-1,207.464,980NTESNetEase4.3385 of 5 stars$134.58+1.5%$119.38-11.3%+45.3%$85.27B$14.43B19.3632,100News CoveragePositive NewsCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$163.06+1.9%$65.00-60.1%N/A$78.27B$2.71B0.00881Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.2414 of 5 stars$18.52flat$17.48-5.6%-3.1%$76.74B$19.28B24.37339,500Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.8493 of 5 stars$223.53+0.4%$225.22+0.8%+58.3%$74.63B$3.63B-53.093,990Trending NewsInsider TradeRBLXRoblox2.5403 of 5 stars$105.11-0.5%$80.57-23.4%+163.5%$71.29B$3.60B-78.442,130Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.8397 of 5 stars$195.67+0.8%$145.92-25.4%+127.4%$67.82B$1.67B-850.743,220Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CrowdStrike Competitors Fortinet Competitors Palo Alto Networks Competitors Zscaler Competitors NetEase Competitors CoreWeave Competitors American Noble Gas Competitors Snowflake Competitors Roblox Competitors Cloudflare Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CHKP) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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