At the time of writing, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd [CHKP] stock is trading at $218.02, down -0.44%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CHKP shares have gain 12.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.43%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ: CHKP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 02, 2025, when Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $207 from $204. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on October 30, 2024, and dropped its price target to $195. On October 25, 2024, BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $238 on the stock. William Blair upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Susquehanna started tracking with a Positive rating for this stock on December 15, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $190. In a note dated October 30, 2023, Piper Sandler upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd fluctuated between $145.75 and $226.02. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $205 within the next 12 months. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ: CHKP] shares were valued at $218.02 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.97% based on the average CHKP price forecast.
Analyzing the CHKP fundamentals
According to Check Point Software Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ:CHKP], the company’s sales were 2.56B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.06% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.87% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.35%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.38%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.33%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.23.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 213.63 points at the first support level, and at 209.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 221.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 224.61.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ:CHKP] has a current ratio of 1.13. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.14, while the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.35, the price to book ratio is 8.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Golan Roei, Officer, that happened on Jan 28 ’25 when 2041.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Dor Dorit completed a deal on Dec 03 ’24 to buy 55080.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director GUY GECHT bought 16666.0 shares on Nov 25 ’24.
