Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Price Target Cut to $210.00 by Analysts at Wedbush

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its target price reduced by Wedbush from $240.00 to $210.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Wedbush currently has an outperform rating on the technology company’s stock.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on CHKP. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $225.00 to $205.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $195.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI set a $185.00 price target on Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial set a $225.00 price objective on Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CHKP opened at $171.81 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $18.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.58. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $184.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.65. Check Point Software Technologies has a 1-year low of $161.00 and a 1-year high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.63. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.96% and a net margin of 38.78%.The business had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.70 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.450 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CHKP. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Check Point Software Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $262,000. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $202,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 8.7% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,303 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $288,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 72.1% during the second quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,592 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $205,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

More Check Point Software Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat and upside FY EPS guide — CHKP posted stronger-than-expected Q4 non-GAAP EPS ($3.40 vs. $2.77 consensus) with revenue roughly in line; management raised FY‑2026 EPS guidance to $10.05–$10.85 (above consensus), supporting a constructive near‑term outlook. Check Point Software Reports Fourth Quarter and 2025 Full Year Results
• Positive Sentiment: AI/security M&A and product momentum — Check Point announced multiple AI/security acquisitions (Cyata, Cyclops, Rotate and earlier Lakera AI) to bolster its AI-security and exposure-management stack, which investors view as strategically important given enterprise AI adoption. Acquisitions / Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Strong cash position and buybacks — large cash balance (~$4.34B after convertible notes) and substantial share repurchases (~$1.4B in 2025, $425M in Q4) support shareholder returns and reduce float concerns. Financial Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction to detailed metrics and call — analysts and investors are parsing billings/RPO growth and management’s AI narrative; multiple earnings-call transcripts and recaps provide context but are not single drivers. Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears inconsistent — reports show a spike but the published short-volume figures are malformed (zeros/NaN); nothing actionable from short-interest filings at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed near-term guidance: Q1 revenue guide below Street — CHKP set Q1 FY26 revenue guidance ($655M–$685M) well below consensus (~$746M), which is a potential near-term headwind and explains some analyst caution. Q1 Guidance / Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets — several firms (TD Cowen, Wedbush, Barclays, Mizuho, BMO) lowered targets today (though many kept positive ratings), which can cap upside or add caution for traders despite the earnings beat. Analyst Price Target Moves

Check Point Software Technologies Company Profile

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).