Research Analysts Offer Predictions for CHKP Q1 Earnings

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) – Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, October 29th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.88 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Check Point Software Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $7.84 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Check Point Software Technologies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $205.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Check Point Software Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $197.74.

Check Point Software Technologies Price Performance

Shares of CHKP stock opened at $173.21 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $194.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.62. Check Point Software Technologies has a 12-month low of $129.13 and a 12-month high of $210.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the third quarter worth $33,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new position in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $60,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 654.4% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 430 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.62% 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.