Market Inference Reports -- CHKP Stock

Shares of Check Point Software Technologies moved -0.6% Friday and are now trading at a price of $127.36. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 1.0% change. Today's trading volume is 1,462,148 compared to the stock's average volume of 800,820.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company is now trading -8.31% away from its average analyst target price of $138.9 per share. The 27 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $103.0 to $164.0, and on average give Check Point Software Technologies a rating of hold.

Over the last year, CHKP shares have gone down by -0.9%, which represents a difference of -1.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $135.93 per share and its 52 week low is $107.54. With its operating margins declining a compounded average of -3.7% over the last 4 years, Check Point Software Technologies may not have a strong enough business to reverse this trend.

Date Reported TotalRevenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 2,329,900 1,141,200 37.95 -9.38
2021-12-31 2,166,800 1,001,200 41.88 -4.36
2020-12-31 2,064,900 934,200 43.79 -0.93
2019-12-31 1,994,800 897,600 44.2 n/a
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