Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKP Shares Purchased by Compass Capital Management Inc.

Compass Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) by 5.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 307,781 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,441 shares during the period. Check Point Software Technologies makes up 2.6% of Compass Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Compass Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Check Point Software Technologies were worth $43,967,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,937,229 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,472,832,000 after buying an additional 1,766,774 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $731,276,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,654,602 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $492,588,000 after acquiring an additional 157,327 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,001,247 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $442,733,000 after acquiring an additional 170,373 shares during the period. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS grew its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 105.0% in the 4th quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 1,820,339 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $337,782,000 after purchasing an additional 932,485 shares during the last quarter. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Check Point Software Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Check Point Software Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Check Point reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.55 per share, exceeding the $2.45 consensus estimate and rising from $2.37 a year earlier. Revenue increased 1.3% year over year to $673.6 million, while subscription revenue and demand for AI-security products supported growth. Check Point Software Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its price target from $140 to $150 and assigned a “positive” rating, implying substantial upside from recent levels. Susquehanna Check Point Analyst Action
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched an AI Network Firewall designed to give organizations visibility and control over AI use across employees, applications and AI agents. The product could strengthen Check Point’s competitive position as cybersecurity demand increasingly shifts toward AI protection. Check Point Launches AI Network Firewall
• Neutral Sentiment: Full-year 2026 guidance calls for adjusted EPS of $10.05-$10.85 and revenue of $2.8-$2.9 billion, broadly in line with current Wall Street expectations and offering limited near-term upside to estimates. Check Point Reports Second-Quarter Results
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $655 million-$685 million fell below the $696.5 million consensus estimate, raising concerns about near-term growth. Product sales and cash flow also faced pressure despite the earnings beat.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst views remain mixed: Wells Fargo cut its target from $140 to $130 and maintained an “equal weight” rating, suggesting limited upside and reinforcing caution around Check Point’s modest revenue growth. Wells Fargo Lowers Check Point Price Target

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Check Point Software Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $135.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $190.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $157.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $149.48.

Insider Activity at Check Point Software Technologies

In other news, Director Yoav Chelouche sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.28, for a total transaction of $3,507,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 4,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $562,242.24. The trade was a 86.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 29.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Check Point Software Technologies Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ CHKP opened at $127.13 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.49. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has a 52 week low of $112.23 and a 52 week high of $210.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $131.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.45 by $0.10. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 37.93% and a return on equity of 38.17%. The company had revenue of $673.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $675.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.530 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will post 8.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Check Point Software Technologies

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).