What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for CHKP Q1 Earnings?

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Check Point Software Technologies in a research report issued on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst J. Celino anticipates 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.25. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 31.84% and a net margin of 33.17%. The company had revenue of $635.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $634.96 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.80 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $205.00 to $195.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $199.05.

Check Point Software Technologies Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:CHKP opened at $189.65 on Monday. Check Point Software Technologies has a 1 year low of $145.75 and a 1 year high of $210.70. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $186.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.86 billion, a PE ratio of 25.91, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.63.

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 32.2% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 85,639 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $16,532,000 after purchasing an additional 20,866 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $1,599,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 103,507 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $19,957,000 after buying an additional 3,655 shares in the last quarter. Martin Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Martin Investment Management LLC now owns 163,357 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,497,000 after buying an additional 3,225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 69.6% during the 3rd quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 23,351 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,502,000 after acquiring an additional 9,580 shares during the last quarter. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Check Point Software Technologies

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.