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CHKP·Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

$146.18
-2.00 (-1.35%)
High
$148.05
Open
$147.71
Market Cap
15.52B
52W High
$206.43
Low
$145.40
P. Close
$146.18
P/E
14.80
52W Low
$110.00
Fwd P/E
13.14
DailyIQ Est.
$155.77
Inst. Own.
36.8%
Short Interest
5.13%
Days to Cover
6.9
Technical Score (1D)
10
BEARISH
News Sentiment
53
MIXED
On Nov 3, Check Point Software released its Q2 2026 earnings, reporting a basic earnings per share of $1.88 and a net profit margin of about 38 %. The company’s margin strength was highlighted as a key driver, though the market reacted modestly with a 0.5 % share price increase to roughly $142. On the same day, Check Point said that several customer deals would be pushed into 2027, weakening product sales and billings; the company’s Q3 results fell short of expectations and management forecast another decline in product revenue in Q4 before a recovery in Q2 2027. Also on Nov 3, Jefferies analyst Joseph Gallo maintained a Buy recommendation for Check Point but lowered the price target from $185 to $175, reflecting a more conservative view of near‑term upside. Wedbush, on the same date, noted that Check Point expects a measured recovery into fiscal 2027 after Q3 earnings largely met expectations, citing higher memory costs, AI research and development investment, and foreign‑exchange headwinds as challenges; Wedbush kept a neutral rating and raised its price target to $144 from $135.
LOW TARGET
$105 -28.2%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$153 +4.3%
31 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$201 +37.5%
14 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$105.00 - $201.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
9/10/26/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$155.77 (+6.6%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Exchange
NMS
Country
Israel
Symbol
CHKP
Description
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a global provider of comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, offering a multi-layered security architecture designed to protect enterprises across cloud, network, mobile, endpoint, and IoT environments. The company's core value proposition revolves around proactive threat prevention, achieved through its Quantum platform for on-premises security and CloudGuard for cloud environments, both leveraging AI-powered capabilities. Check Point also addresses workspace security with its Harmony solution, safeguarding against sophisticated attacks across various IT workspaces. Furthermore, the company provides collaborative security operations through its Infinity platform, offering unified management and services for comprehensive threat detection and response. This integrated approach, coupled with professional services and training, positions Check Point as a key player in the evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
101,288 shares
$13.0M
Kremer NatalyChief Product Officer
Sell3,185 shares2026-10-22
Gruber Dafna-
Award/Grant5,000 shares2026-09-02
Gruber Dafna-
Award/Grant1,120 shares2026-09-02
SHWED GIL-
Award/Grant170,000 shares2026-09-02
UNGERMAN JERRY T-
Award/Grant5,000 shares2026-09-02
72/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
38.8%
Revenue CAGR
7.4%
Current Ratio
2.05x
Return on Equity
36.7%

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.21$2.55$2.88$3.22$3.55Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$2.97 - -
Q3'26$2.53$2.49-1.8%
Q2'26$2.45$2.55+4.2%
Q4'25$2.37$3.40+43.6%
Q4'24$2.65$2.70+1.7%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$650M$693M$736M$780M$823MQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$803M - -
Q3'26$685M$670M-2.3%
Q2'26$690M$674M-2.4%
Q4'25$677M$745M+10.0%
Q4'24 - $704M -

Market Data

CHKP Stock Snapshot

BEARISH10/100
$146.18−$2.00 (1.3%)
Market cap
15.52B
P/E ratio
14.8
Day range
$145.40 – $148.05
News sentiment
53/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$152.53 (+4.3%)
Consensus
Hold · 47 analysts
52-week range+32.9% off low · -29.2% from high
$110.00$206.43
Price $146.18 DailyIQ Est. $155.77

Momentum has rolled over on Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., which is what drives the bearish read. The stock is liquid enough that positioning changes get absorbed without distorting the trend.

Behaviour On Record

What CHKP's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
51.8% 97th pct
Below its peak
-37.4%
vs 200-day average
+4.1%
Up days (1y)
51%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is currently running 51.8% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CHKP's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 97th percentile — an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 21.1%.

CHKP is trading -37.4% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -18.6%, and the deepest was -41.0% in 2026. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began, and where past declines also continued.

Price sits +4.1% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 58th percentile — a somewhat wider gap than its own norm. Over the past year CHKP closed higher on 51% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, CHKP finished the month higher 10 of 13 times, with a median return of +2.3% and an average of +2.1%. Its strongest month historically has been January at +3.8% on average, its weakest April at -4.0%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CHKP has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 101 of 3,268 sessions (3.1% of the time), with the largest gaps running +7.5% and -10.9%.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, CHKP moved an average of 1.9% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +0.6% and a largest of +3.8%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CHKP's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CHKP's sector?

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 11th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging). Within its narrower Software industry group, CHKP ranks 12th of 15 tracked industries, lagging.

Sector rank
#11 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
18
Industry rank
#12 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CHKP?

CallsPuts

For Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.'s nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 14 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 1.12), with at-the-money implied volatility around 1.6%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±0.3% move by that expiry — a range of about $146.40–$147.30.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
1.12
ATM implied volatility
1.6%
Total open interest
16,682
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±0.3% ($146.40–$147.30)

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect CHKP to earn?

Analysts expect Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. to earn $10.44 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $10.29 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 5 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Sep 2026$2.49$2.43 to $2.5434$672M32
Dec 2026$2.91$2.57 to $3.1034$787M31
Mar 2027$2.13$1.92 to $2.2412~$691M-
Jun 2027$2.19$2.00 to $2.3112~$710M-
Sep 2027$2.21$1.97 to $2.3212~$716M-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$10.44$10.05 to $10.6338$2.80B35
Dec 2027$11.28$10.72 to $11.7838$2.96B36
Dec 2028$10.29$9.52 to $10.705~$3.34B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CHKP?

Jefferies most recently reiterated its rating on Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. to Buy on Nov 3, 2026 with a price target of $175 (from $185). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Jefferies: Buy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Nov 3, 2026JefferiesMaintainedBuy$185 → $175
Nov 3, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$130 → $145
Nov 3, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$167 → $155
Nov 3, 2026ScotiabankMaintainedSector Outperform$185 → $175
Nov 3, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedEqual-Weight$133 → $131
Nov 3, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$145 → $150
Nov 3, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedEqual-Weight$130 → $135
Nov 3, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$135 → $140
Nov 3, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$140 → $155
Nov 3, 2026SusquehannaMaintainedPositive$150 → $165
Nov 3, 2026BairdMaintainedOutperform$175 → $170
Nov 3, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldReiteratedNeutral$150

Peers & ETF holders

CHKP peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about CHKP?

CHKP rose 10.8% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 17 and 88 from Oct 9 to Oct 20, then jumped to 97 on Oct 22.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$140$160Oct 6Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9: tone 46Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14: tone 88Oct 15: tone 44Oct 16Oct 19: tone 50Oct 20: tone 17Oct 21Oct 22: tone 97Oct 23Oct 26: tone 50Oct 27: tone 60Oct 28: tone 70Oct 29: tone 53Oct 30Nov 2: tone 36Nov 3: tone 51Nov 4Nov 5Nov 6Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 22 +5.6%
  2. Oct 28 -7.3%same day: Jefferies Maintains Buy on Check Point Software Tech, Raises Price Target to $185
  3. Nov 2 -5.5%same day: Check Point Software Reports 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results

Technical analysis

How strong is CHKP's momentum right now?

On the daily chart CHKP ranks at the 10th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bearish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling CHKP?

69 of the 136 tracked managers added to CHKP in their latest 13F and 63 trimmed. Together they own 36.8% of the company, worth $5.2B. MFS and First Trust Advisors alone hold 10.4%.

69adding63trimming4unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of CHKP
  1. $1.2B positionAdded 7.9% last quarter
  2. $334.9M positionAdded 5.8% last quarter
  3. $316.2M positionTrimmed 3.4% last quarter
  4. $263.8M positionAdded 12.7% last quarter
  5. $251.2M positionTrimmed 24.6% last quarter
  6. $234.1M positionAdded 51.4% last quarter
  7. $231.4M positionTrimmed 3.3% last quarter
  8. $201.2M positionAdded 6.2% last quarter
  9. $150.2M positionAdded 2.1% last quarter
  10. $140.0M positionAdded 399.7% last quarter
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Congressional trading

Is Congress trading CHKP?

2 members of Congress disclosed 4 CHKP trades between Jul 29, 2025 and Jun 1, 2026: 3 buys and 1 sell, about $56.5K in estimated value.

BuysSellsJulSepNovJan ’26MarMay
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has CHKP done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, CHKP returned +28.2%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 3 did better, led by SNOW at +97.6%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−100%0%+100%+200%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6SNOW +97.6%CHKP +28.2%ORCL −38.2%