Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

NasdaqGS:CHKP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.9b

Check Point Software Technologies Valuation

Is CHKP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CHKP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CHKP ($149.42) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($171.53)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CHKP is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CHKP?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CHKP key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA14.8x
PEG Ratio5.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CHKP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CHKP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.9x
GEN Gen Digital
9.2x7.0%US$12.8b
DLB Dolby Laboratories
39.4x17.4%US$7.4b
QLYS Qualys
40x7.0%US$6.1b
VMW VMware
43.1x14.2%US$61.5b
CHKP Check Point Software Technologies
20.1x3.9%US$16.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CHKP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the peer average (29.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CHKP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Software Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CHKP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the US Software industry average (42.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CHKP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CHKP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.1x
Fair PE Ratio34x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CHKP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CHKP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$149.42
US$172.01
+15.1%
10.1%US$205.00US$110.00n/a30
Apr ’25US$164.28
US$172.54
+5.0%
10.2%US$205.00US$110.00n/a30
Mar ’25US$158.05
US$170.44
+7.8%
9.6%US$200.00US$110.00n/a30
Feb ’25US$161.99
US$159.07
-1.8%
10.2%US$190.00US$110.00n/a28
Jan ’25US$152.79
US$148.96
-2.5%
9.5%US$190.00US$132.00n/a27
Dec ’24US$145.83
US$141.62
-2.9%
8.6%US$161.00US$103.00n/a26
Nov ’24US$136.26
US$140.65
+3.2%
8.3%US$161.00US$103.00n/a26
Oct ’24US$133.28
US$138.44
+3.9%
8.7%US$161.00US$103.00n/a27
Sep ’24US$133.14
US$138.22
+3.8%
8.6%US$161.00US$103.00n/a27
Aug ’24US$132.31
US$137.85
+4.2%
8.8%US$161.00US$103.00n/a27
Jul ’24US$125.62
US$133.69
+6.4%
8.9%US$164.00US$103.00n/a26
Jun ’24US$124.18
US$133.04
+7.1%
8.7%US$164.00US$103.00n/a25
May ’24US$118.52
US$135.19
+14.1%
9.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$149.4227
Apr ’24US$130.00
US$138.04
+6.2%
10.0%US$164.00US$103.00US$164.2828
Mar ’24US$123.78
US$138.45
+11.9%
9.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$158.0529
Feb ’24US$129.56
US$139.00
+7.3%
10.1%US$164.00US$103.00US$161.9928
Jan ’24US$126.16
US$137.23
+8.8%
10.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$152.7926
Dec ’23US$134.50
US$137.23
+2.0%
10.9%US$164.00US$103.00US$145.8326
Nov ’23US$129.82
US$139.00
+7.1%
9.8%US$164.00US$115.00US$136.2624
Oct ’23US$112.02
US$138.52
+23.7%
10.0%US$164.00US$115.00US$133.2821
Sep ’23US$119.62
US$138.52
+15.8%
10.0%US$164.00US$115.00US$133.1421
Aug ’23US$119.03
US$138.14
+16.1%
9.8%US$164.00US$115.00US$132.3122
Jul ’23US$123.83
US$139.40
+12.6%
9.7%US$164.00US$115.00US$125.6225
Jun ’23US$126.35
US$138.74
+9.8%
9.7%US$164.00US$115.00US$124.1827
May ’23US$126.29
US$139.39
+10.4%
9.4%US$164.00US$115.00US$118.5228

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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