Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Check Point Software Technologies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
17

Buy
10

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Check Point Software Technologies in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 27 analysts, 17 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for CHKP.

Consensus Price Target

$229.86
0.80% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Check Point Software Technologies, the average price target is $229.86. The highest price target for CHKP is $280.00, while the lowest price target for CHKP is $185.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 0.80% from the current price of $228.05.

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CHKP Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 3/24/24 to 3/24/25	1 Month Ago 2/23/24 to 2/22/25	3 Months Ago 12/25/23 to 12/24/24	1 Year Ago 3/25/23 to 3/24/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)
Hold	17 Hold rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$229.86	$216.95	$199.05	$159.70
Forecasted Upside	0.80% Upside	0.07% Upside	4.96% Upside	-3.26% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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CHKP Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CHKP Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Check Point Software Technologies	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.41	2.69	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	0.80% Upside	629.15% Upside	16.93% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CHKP News	Positive News	Positive News

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Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
3/18/2025	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Hamza Fodderwala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$200.00 ➝ $235.00	+2.47%
3/14/2025	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Andrew Nowinski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $280.00	+30.29%
3/3/2025	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars	Rob Owens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $260.00	+18.04%
2/27/2025	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
2/27/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Dezort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold
2/27/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$215.00 ➝ $215.00	-1.82%
2/27/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Gallo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$250.00 ➝ $255.00	+15.43%
2/27/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Shrenik Kothari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$235.00 ➝ $255.00	+15.43%
2/26/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gregg Moskowitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$220.00 ➝ $230.00	+3.05%
2/26/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Essex Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$221.00 ➝ $255.00	+16.64%
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2/24/2025	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Shepherd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
2/3/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Keith Bachman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$215.00 ➝ $245.00	+12.38%
1/31/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Roger Boyd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$200.00 ➝ $230.00	+5.18%
1/31/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Borg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$190.00 ➝ $220.00	+1.21%
1/31/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Joel Fishbein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$220.00 ➝ $250.00	+14.95%
1/31/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John Difucci Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral
1/31/2025	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Shyam Patil Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$215.00 ➝ $255.00	+19.63%
1/31/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Colville Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform	$215.00 ➝ $250.00	+14.16%
1/30/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Saket Kalia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$200.00 ➝ $230.00	+5.03%
1/27/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Ruykhaver Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$200.00 ➝ $200.00	+2.84%
1/17/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Fatima Boolani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$185.00 ➝ $190.00	+1.12%
1/2/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Borges Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$204.00 ➝ $207.00	+10.87%
10/30/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Department Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$180.00 ➝ $185.00	+5.79%
10/30/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$205.00 ➝ $195.00	+9.63%
10/9/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $230.00	+15.27%
7/25/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$175.00 ➝ $185.00	+0.45%
5/14/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Celino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
3/18/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$180.00 ➝ $205.00	+22.78%
1/31/2024	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform
12/18/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform
7/10/2023	OTR Global Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Positive
5/2/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$115.00 ➝ $105.00	-11.41%
5/2/2023	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
4/17/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$151.00	+14.04%

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Should I Buy Check Point Software Technologies Stock? CHKP Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, March 14, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Check Point Software Technologies pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Check Point Software Technologies
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.:

Recent price target increases from analysts, with Mizuho raising it to $230.00 and Jefferies Financial Group to $255.00, indicating positive market sentiment and potential for stock appreciation.
The current stock price is $214.90, which is close to the average price target of $224.86, suggesting that there may be room for growth in the near term.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a strong market capitalization of $23.64 billion, reflecting its stability and established presence in the IT security sector.
The company has a low beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock is less volatile compared to the market, which may appeal to risk-averse investors.
With 98.51% of the stock owned by institutional investors, there is a strong level of confidence from large financial entities, which can be a positive indicator for retail investors.

Check Point Software Technologies
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. for these reasons:

The stock has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.77, which may be considered high, suggesting that the stock could be overvalued compared to its earnings.
Despite recent analyst upgrades, the majority of ratings are "hold," indicating that many analysts are not confident in significant short-term price increases.
The company has a price-to-earnings-growth (PEG) ratio of 3.41, which suggests that the stock's price may not be justified by its expected earnings growth, potentially signaling a lack of value.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a 52-week high of $230.65, and the stock is currently trading below this level, which may indicate a resistance point that could hinder further price increases.
Recent trading volume of 1,341,761 shares was above the average, which could indicate increased selling pressure, raising concerns about investor sentiment.

CHKP Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Check Point Software Technologies is $229.86, with a high forecast of $280.00 and a low forecast of $185.00.
: 27 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Check Point Software Technologies in the last year. There are currently 17 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" CHKP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CHKP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Check Point Software Technologies's stock has a predicted upside of 0.80% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Check Point Software Technologies's stock had 6 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Check Point Software Technologies has been rated by research analysts at Arete Research, Baird R W, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Check Point Software Technologies less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for Check Point Software Technologies is Hold while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how CHKP compares to other companies.

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Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) Stock Forecast & Price Target