Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Announces FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.250-10.370 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.040. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.7 billion-$2.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.8 billion. Check Point Software Technologies also updated its Q4 2026 guidance to 2.710-2.830 EPS.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of CHKP opened at $147.41 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $15.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.07 and a beta of 0.43. Check Point Software Technologies has a 12 month low of $112.23 and a 12 month high of $206.43. The company’s fifty day moving average is $138.20 and its 200-day moving average is $141.09.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The technology company reported $2.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.01. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 34.08% and a net margin of 31.74%. The company had revenue of $669.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $672.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.94 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $135.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $133.00 to $131.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twenty have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $151.32.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Check Point Software Technologies news, insider Nataly Kremer sold 3,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.08, for a total value of $478,004.80. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 19,347 shares in the company, valued at $2,903,597.76. This represents a 14.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 29.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Check Point Software Technologies Company 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.