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 target dropped by investment analysts at Barclays from $220.00 to $195.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the technology company’s stock. Barclays‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 11.65% from the company’s current price.

CHKP has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Stephens set a $210.00 target price on Check Point Software Technologies and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $211.00 price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $225.00 price objective on Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $217.91.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ CHKP traded up $10.18 during trading on Friday, reaching $174.65. 380,553 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,347,652. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $185.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $190.97. The stock has a market cap of $19.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.58. 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 issued its earnings results 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. 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 return on equity of 37.91% and a net margin of 37.62%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. Research analysts forecast that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 468,954 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $97,030,000 after buying an additional 57,817 shares during the last quarter. Davis Capital Management purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,276,000. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 0.3% in the third quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,601,592 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $538,295,000 after acquiring an additional 8,814 shares during the last quarter. Triton Financial Group Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,296,000. Finally, Meyer Handelman Co. increased its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 11.9% in the third quarter. Meyer Handelman Co. now owns 52,291 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,820,000 after acquiring an additional 5,552 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Check Point Software Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat — Non‑GAAP EPS of $3.40 topped estimates and full‑year results showed revenue and subscription growth, supporting the company’s AI/security strategy and underlying profitability. Cyber security firm Check Point Software Q4 profit tops estimates
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 EPS guidance was raised above street consensus (company gave FY EPS of 10.050–10.850), and management reiterated focus on AI security and strategic acquisitions that expand its product stack. Check Point Software Reports Fourth Quarter and 2025 Full Year Results
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic M&A: Check Point announced three small acquisitions (including AI/security targets) to accelerate its AI security and exposure‑management offerings — a potential long‑term revenue driver. Check Point buys 3 Israeli startups for over $150m
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst consensus remains constructive (average rating around “Moderate Buy”), but recent price targets vary widely — signaling mixed sentiment among dealers. Analyst rating summary
• Negative Sentiment: Soft near‑term revenue guide — Q1 2026 revenue guidance ($655M–$685M) is well below consensus (around $746M), which is the most immediate concern for investors and likely the primary driver of the sell‑off. Q4 & guidance press release
• Negative Sentiment: Recent price‑target trims from Mizuho and BMO lower near‑term analyst enthusiasm (targets cut to ~$205–$210), which can amplify downward momentum despite still showing upside. Mizuho price target cut BMO price target cut (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data published looks anomalous (zeros/NaN) and isn’t a reliable signal right now — ignore until clarified by an exchange or data provider.

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).