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In the latest session, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) closed at $150.46 down -0.49% from its previous closing price of $151.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. CHKP stock price reached its highest trading level at $152.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $149.71.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On December 15, 2023, Susquehanna started tracking the stock assigning a Positive rating and target price of $190.Susquehanna initiated its Positive rating on December 15, 2023, with a $190 target price.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHKP now has a Market Capitalization of 17071493120 and an Enterprise Value of 15328258048. As of this moment, Check’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.263 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.408.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHKP is 0.64, which has changed by 0.24604559 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHKP has reached a high of $168.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $117.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.77%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CHKP has traded an average of 747.64K shares per day and 862780 over the past ten days. A total of 112.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 89.64M. Insiders hold about 20.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.18% stake in the company. Shares short for CHKP as of 1713139200 were 3012369 with a Short Ratio of 4.03, compared to 1710460800 on 3321427. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3012369 and a Short% of Float of 3.5999999999999996.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) is currently being evaluated by 30.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $2.16 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $2.2 and a low estimate of $2.1, while EPS last year was $2. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.24, with high estimates of $2.3 and low estimates of $2.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.3 and $8.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.08. EPS for the following year is $10.02, with 33.0 analysts recommending between $11.0 and $9.36.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 30 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $623.84M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $636.21M to a low estimate of $619.8M. As of the current estimate, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.’s year-ago sales were $588.7MFor the next quarter, 30 analysts are estimating revenue of $635.99M. There is a high estimate of $704.96M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $627.3M.
A total of 34 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHKP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.59B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.56B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.41BBased on 34 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.7B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.83B and the low estimate is $2.62B.
