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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

$CHKP·$14B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$136.96-0.8%YTD-25.7%1Y-27.4%
Price updated 7m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
CHCHKP
$CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.
$136.96-0.82%105 posts1.1×
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On X

The complete picture of $CHKP on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

105X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $CHKP's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 81% of tracked names.

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CHKP — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

Check Point at 19% of 52-week range — 12.3x P/E, Infinity Platform subscription-shift still working.

Check Point Software is a global cybersecurity provider — network security, cloud security, user security on the Infinity Platform. The stock is down 30% YTD, consolidating below the 50-day MA ahead of the Nov 3 earnings print.

  • The P&L is firm but modestly growing: revenue grew 4.8% YoY to $668.4M last quarter at a 29.8% operating margin and 86% gross margin — strong margins, but single-digit growth is the drag on the multiple.
  • At 12.3x trailing earnings and 4.7x sales for a quality cybersecurity firm, Check Point is cheap on an absolute basis — the Infinity Platform subscription strategy is the specific margin-expansion catalyst bulls can anchor.
  • Director A-Awards (Gruber, Ozer-Armon, Shavit Shenhav) at $109.39 are routine; no insider selling of conviction in the window.

Stalled holds until Nov 3 earnings confirm subscription revenue growth above 10% YoY and operating margin trajectory stays above 29%. A soft subscription print, or any specific competitive-pressure commentary from Palo Alto Networks or Zscaler, is what tips this toward breaking-down; a FY27 revenue guide above $2.5B plus specific Infinity Platform ARR disclosure is what breaks the stalled tape higher.

What to watch: Nov 3 earnings — subscription revenue growth above 10% YoY, operating margin trajectory above 29%, Infinity Platform ARR disclosure, FY27 revenue guide. A soft subscription print or competitive-pressure commentary is what breaks the stalled tape lower.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Provides network firewalls, endpoint protection, and cloud cybersecurity products with integrated threat intelligence to enterprises globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CHKP.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort — GPU-cloud providers and AI-native security platforms absorbing enterprise spend, while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression. GPU-cloud platforms and AI-native security tools absorb enterprise spend while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression.

What this means for $CHKP

Partial — Provides network firewalls, endpoint protection, and cloud cybersecurity products with integrated threat intelligence to enterprises globally.; AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort; exposure depends on workload alignment with GPU-cloud and AI-native security architectures.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
+4.2%YTD
-3.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
12.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
14.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
29.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
36.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
86.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$2.55$2.45+4.1%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$2.50$2.41+3.7%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$3.40$2.77+22.7%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$3.94$2.45+60.8%
Next earningsMon, Nov 2·consensus EPS $2.48

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$668.4M+4.8%85.4%27.7%$1.83$435.9M
Q4 FY25$744.9M+5.9%86.8%31.3%$2.85$344.0M
Q3 FY25$677.5M+6.7%86.9%29.4%$3.34$272.7M
Q2 FY25$665.2M+6.0%86.3%30.6%$1.89$256.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 28 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.8B$2.8B – $2.8B$10.44$10.11 – $10.6328
FY27$3.0B$2.9B – $3.0B$11.28$10.72 – $11.7128
FY28$3.1B$3.0B – $3.3B$12.54$11.49 – $14.1816

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.26%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+3.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-3.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 77.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.475-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 4Sherif SeddikChief Revenue Officer10.3K sh$1.3MSellAug 3Roei GolanCFO9.9K sh$1.2MSellAug 3Nataly KremerChief Product Officer665 sh$82KSellJun 11Jerry T UngermanDirector25.0K sh$3.1MSellJun 11Shavit Shenhav TalDirector25.0K sh$3.1MSellJun 2Yoav CheloucheDirector25.0K sh$3.5M
+ 24 other (12 awards · 5 others · 3 gifts · 3 exempts · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 83
AI summary

Yoram Tietz, a Director at Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), filed a Form 3 disclosing his initial beneficial ownership of company securities. The full holdings detail is in the filed form; this is a routine Section 16 insider reporting disclosure.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 113
AI summary

Sherif Seddik, newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), filed a Form 3 on May 11, 2026 disclosing direct ownership of 30,305 ordinary shares (including 26,957 RSUs vesting in tranches through September 2029), plus 41,935 stock options at $190.77/share expiring September 3, 2032 (vesting 25% per year beginning September 4, 2026). Routine initial Section 16 beneficial ownership disclosure for a newly appointed executive officer.

+ 10 other (8 6-Ks · 2 13Gs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TO ANNOUNCE 2026 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS ON NOVEMBER 2, 2026prnewswire.com·15d agoAmazon, Apple, Micron, Check Point Software On CNBC's ‘Final Trades'benzinga.com·23d agoCheck Point's 2026 Outlook: Infinity Platform Strategy Drives Subscription Revenue Growthfool.com·28d agoEngineers Gate Manager LP Has $1.61 Million Position in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $CHKPdefenseworld.net·29d agoCheck Point Software Announces Appointment of Yoram Tietz to its Board of Directorsprnewswire.com·32d ago

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