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Check Point Software Technologies is a software-infrastructure business based in the US. Check Point Software Technologies stocks (CHKP.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $118.3 – an increase of 0.77% over the previous week. Check Point Software Technologies employs 5,642 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.2 billion.
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| Latest market close | $121.54 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $107.85 - $149.62 |
| 50-day moving average | $136.65 |
| 200-day moving average | $124.45 |
| Wall St. target price | $139.71 |
| PE ratio | 20.1749 |
| Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $6.06 |
Note: The dollar amounts in the table below are in Canadian dollars.
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Historical closes compared with the close of $121.54 from 2022-05-18
| 1 week (2022-05-08) | N/A |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-04-15) | N/A |
| 3 months (2022-02-18) | -7.07% |
| 6 months (2021-11-19) | 5.40% |
| 1 year (2021-05-19) | 3.82% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-05-19) | 15.20% |
| 3 years (2019-05-17) | 2.63% |
| 5 years (2017-05-19) | 12.09% |
Valuing Check Point Software Technologies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Check Point Software Technologies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Check Point Software Technologies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Check Point Software Technologies shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Check Point Software Technologies's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.7267. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Check Point Software Technologies's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Check Point Software Technologies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $915.1 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Check Point Software Technologies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $2.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 40.55% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 9.77% |
| Return on equity TTM | 24.62% |
| Profit margin | 36.43% |
| Book value | $24.52 |
| Market capitalisation | $15.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Check Point Software Technologies.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 24.83
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Check Point Software Technologies's overall score of 24.83 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 25th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Check Point Software Technologies is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 4.26/100
Check Point Software Technologies's environmental score of 4.26 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Check Point Software Technologies is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 16.14/100
Check Point Software Technologies's social score of 16.14 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Check Point Software Technologies is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 11.43/100
Check Point Software Technologies's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Check Point Software Technologies is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
We're not expecting Check Point Software Technologies to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Check Point Software Technologies's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 12 February 2001. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Check Point Software Technologies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Check Point Software Technologies shares which in turn could have impacted Check Point Software Technologies's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Check Point Software Technologies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $107.85 up to $149.62. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Check Point Software Technologies's is 0.6152. This would suggest that Check Point Software Technologies's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company offers a portfolio of network security, endpoint security, data security, and management solutions. It provides Check Point Infinity Architecture, a cyber security architecture that protects against 5th and 6th generation cyber-attacks across various networks, endpoint, cloud, workloads, Internet of Things, and mobile. The company also offers security gateways and software platforms that support small and medium sized business (SMB) to large enterprise data center and telco-grade environments; and threat prevention technologies and zero-day protections. In addition, the company provides cloud network security, security and posture management, cloud workload protection, and cloud web application protection for web applications and APIs; and Check Point Harmony that delivers endpoint and secure connectivity for remote user access. Further, the company provides technical customer support programs and plans; professional services in implementing, upgrading, and optimizing Check Point products comprising design planning and security implementation; and certification and educational training services on Check Point products.
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