Robinson Value Management Ltd. Purchases 21,091 Shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP

Robinson Value Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 21,091 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,707,000. Check Point Software Technologies makes up approximately 1.5% of Robinson Value Management Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHKP. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 56.8% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 69,340 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,902,000 after purchasing an additional 25,105 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 223,868 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,980,000 after purchasing an additional 10,903 shares in the last quarter. Junto Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $72,445,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $115,582,000 after purchasing an additional 112,713 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the first quarter valued at $34,171,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CRO Sherif Seddik sold 10,272 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.59, for a total value of $1,269,516.48. Following the sale, the executive directly owned 24,675 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,049,583.25. The trade was a 29.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 29.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on CHKP shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Guggenheim raised shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $188.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Yorkville Ives started coverage on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nineteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $149.50.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

CHKP opened at $140.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.42, a PEG ratio of 3.98 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a fifty day moving average of $133.74 and a 200 day moving average of $132.03. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $112.23 and a fifty-two week high of $210.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 1.67.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $2.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.10. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 37.93% and a return on equity of 38.80%. The company had revenue of $673.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $675.45 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. Check Point Software Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.530 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Check Point Software Technologies Profile

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.