Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Price Target Cut to $195.00 by Analysts at Barclays

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its price objective cut by Barclays from $220.00 to $195.00 in a report issued on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the technology company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Stephens reduced their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies stock opened at $171.81 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $184.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $190.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.58. Check Point Software Technologies has a 52 week low of $161.00 and a 52 week high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.77 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 38.78% and a return on equity of 38.96%. Check Point Software Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.70 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CHKP. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Ossiam boosted its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 139.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ossiam now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Check Point Software Technologies

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

About Check Point Software Technologies

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).