M&G PLC Buys 39,292 Shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP

M&G PLC increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) by 48.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 119,834 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,292 shares during the period. M&G PLC owned 0.11% of Check Point Software Technologies worth $24,806,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trust Point Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 worth $501,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC raised its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 1.1% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 1,671 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Pinnacle West Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle West Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,255 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Crux Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Crux Wealth Advisors now owns 3,275 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $725,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

CHKP opened at $171.81 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $18.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.58. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a 12 month low of $161.00 and a 12 month high of $234.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $184.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $190.48.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last posted its 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. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 38.98% and a net margin of 38.78%.The firm had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.70 earnings per share. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

Check Point Software Technologies News Roundup

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on CHKP shares. UBS Group set a $200.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Roth Mkm reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.00.

Check Point Software Technologies 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).