Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CHKP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.11x compared to its average ratio. CHKP has 36-month beta value of 0.62. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 26 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CHKP is 85.02M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CHKP on February 21, 2025 was 761.62K shares.
CHKP) stock’s latest price update
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CHKP) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.87 compared to its previous closing price of 219.05. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.80% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-18 that Check Point CloudGuard recognized for superior performance in WAF & API security and threat prevention, showcasing robust cloud security solutions Check Point CloudGuard recognized for superior performance in WAF & API security and threat prevention, showcasing robust cloud security solutions
CHKP’s Market Performance
CHKP’s stock has fallen by -1.80% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 11.77% and a quarterly rise of 25.13%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.95% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.53% for Check Point Software Technologies Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.53% for CHKP’s stock, with a 18.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHKP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHKP stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for CHKP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CHKP in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $207 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHKP reach a price target of $195, previously predicting the price at $205. The rating they have provided for CHKP stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 30th, 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Market Perform” to CHKP, setting the target price at $238 in the report published on October 25th of the previous year.
CHKP Trading at 9.86% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHKP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.95%, as shares surge +10.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.23% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHKP fell by -1.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $213.88. In addition, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd saw 16.31% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CHKP starting from UNGERMAN JERRY T, who proposed sale 25,000 shares at the price of $219.00 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, UNGERMAN JERRY T now owns shares of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, valued at $5,475,000 using the latest closing price.
Messing Gil, the Officer of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, proposed sale 2,726 shares at $222.09 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Messing Gil is holding shares at $605,417 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHKP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.35 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for Check Point Software Technologies Ltd stands at 0.33. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 30.15, with 14.75 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (CHKP) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
