Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Given New $260.00 Price Target at TD Cowen

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) had its target price decreased by TD Cowen from $285.00 to $260.00 in a report published on Friday,Benzinga reports. TD Cowen currently has a buy rating on the technology company’s stock.

CHKP has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $211.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley set a $197.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group set a $200.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Check Point Software Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ CHKP opened at $171.81 on Friday. Check Point Software Technologies has a 12 month low of $161.00 and a 12 month high of $234.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $184.67 and a 200-day moving average of $190.65. The company has a market cap of $18.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.58.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.63. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 38.78% and a return on equity of 38.96%. The business had revenue of $744.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.40 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.70 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,558 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $736,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 3.6% during the third quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,513 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 2.3% during the third quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,420 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC raised its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 1.1% during the third quarter. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC now owns 4,780 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $989,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 241 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines 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).