Q1 Earnings Estimate for CHKP Issued By KeyCorp

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report issued on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst J. Celino forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $1.91 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Check Point Software Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $7.87 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Check Point Software Technologies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.25. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 33.17% and a return on equity of 31.84%. The firm had revenue of $635.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $634.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.80 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms also recently commented on CHKP. Bank of America downgraded Check Point Software Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $205.00 to $195.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $187.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $205.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $200.00 to $238.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $199.05.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies stock opened at $188.63 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $186.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $182.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.77, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.63. Check Point Software Technologies has a 12 month low of $145.75 and a 12 month high of $210.70.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Arrow Financial Corp lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 62.5% during the 3rd quarter. Arrow Financial Corp now owns 260 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, FSC Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.51% of the company’s stock.

Check Point Software Technologies Company Profile

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company offers a multilevel security architecture, cloud, network, mobile devices, endpoints information, and IOT solutions. It provides Check Point Infinity Architecture, a cyber security architecture that protects against fifth generation cyber-attacks across various networks, endpoint, cloud, workloads, Internet of Things, and mobile.