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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) Wrap Up:
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. and its subsidiaries develop, market, and support a range of software, and combined hardware and software products and services for information technology security worldwide. The company offers its customers a portfolio of network and gateway security solutions, data and endpoint security solutions, and management solutions. Its solutions operate under a unified security architecture that enables end-to-end security with a single line of unified security gateways and enables a single agent for various endpoint securities. Its network and gateway security solutions include Firewall that inspects traffic as it passes through security gateways; intrusion ...www.checkpoint.com
1,884 Employees
Founded in 1993
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP:NASDAQ)
LAST $32.48 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.29 -0.88%
VOLUME 1.7M
As of 4:00 PM 11/20/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).
Snapshot of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP)
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OPEN
$32.44
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PREVIOUS CLOSE
$32.77
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DAY HIGH
$32.65
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DAY LOW
$32.39
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52 WEEK HIGH
11/18/09 - $33.24
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52 WEEK LOW
12/5/08 - $17.74
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MARKET CAP
6.8B
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AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
2.0M
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DILUTED EPS TTM
$1.58
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SHARES OUTSTANDING
210.0M
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CHKP Does Not Pay Dividends
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P/E TTM
20.5x
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Check Point Software Reports Consolidated Unaudited Earnings Results for Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
10/22/2009
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. reported consolidated unaudited earnings results for third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported income before income taxes of $113,302,000 compared to income before income taxes of $98,180,000 for the same period a year ago. Net cash provided by operating activities was $126,132,000 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $115,093,000 for the same period a year ago. Investment in property plant and equipment was $1,043,000 compared to investment in property plant and equipment of $2,412,000 for the same period a year ago. For the period, the company reported net income of $247,987,000 or $1.17 per diluted share on total revenues of $652,294,000 compared to net income of $237,492,000 or $1.09 per diluted share on total revenues of $590,923,000 for the same period a year ago. Income before income taxes was $308,804,000 compared to income before income taxes of $280,816,000 for the same period a year ago. Net cash provided by operating activities was $410,626,000 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $340,528,000 for the same period a year ago. Investment in property plant and equipment was $3,644,000 compared to investment in property plant and equipment of $6,938,000 for the same period a year ago.
Check Point Mulls Acquisitions
10/22/2009
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd held its earnings conference call. The company intends to make acquisitions. Gil Shwed, Chairman and CEO of the company said: “I think we continue to look for good acquisition opportunities. I think as we have seen in the last few years we are ready to do all types of acquisitions from small technology companies, large companies in new markets into existing companies within our core market. I think we already see our investment into looking into companies and identifying the strategic potential.”
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Reports Earnings Results for the Third Quarter of 2009
10/22/2009
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. reported earnings results for the third quarter of 2009. The company reported third quarter revenue of $233.6 million, 17% higher than the $199.7 million recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2008. Net profit on a non-GAAP was $109.5 million, 16% higher than the $94.2 million in the corresponding quarter. Earnings per share were $0.52, above analyst expectations of $0.49. EPS in the corresponding quarter was $0.44.
CHKP Competitors
| Company | Last | Change |
| F5 Networks Inc | $46.91 USD | -1.46 |
| McAfee Inc | $40.62 USD | -0.39 |
| Sybase Inc | $39.92 USD | -0.42 |
| Trend Micro | ¥3,130 JPY | +20.00 |
| VeriSign Inc | $21.56 USD | -0.32 |
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Industry Analysis
| Valuation | CHKP | Industry Range |
| Price/Earnings | 20.6x |
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| Price/Sales | 7.8x |
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| Price/Book | 3.0x |
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| Price/Cash Flow | 18.9x |
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More Recent News About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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Check Point Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Mobile Data Protection Magic Quadrant
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - 11/04/09) - Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has placed Check Point in the leaders quadrant in the research company's recent Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection.(1) "We believe Check Point's leader position reflects our strong vision and execution in delivering to businesses secure and simple to use data protection solutions," said Juliette Sultan, head of global marketing at Check Point. "Check Point data encryption products are preferred by companies across the globe because of the products' scalability, ease of deployment, and unified management and client with endpoint security."In addition to Full Disk Encryption for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux-based computers, Check Point offers customers port and removable media protection through Check Point Media Encryption and mobile phone encryption. The solutions can be deployed independently or as part of Check Point Endpoint Security, the first and only single agent that combines all the critical components for total security on the endpoint. Check Point encryption products are quick and simple to deploy, scale to any size organization, are proven in many industry and government deployments around the world, and support the broadest set of platforms.According to Gartner, "Leaders have products that work well for Gartner clients in small and large deployments. They have long-term road maps that follow and/or influence Gartn...Click here to read the whole Article (external link)
Check Point Awarded International Common Criteria EAL4 Certification for Full Disk Encryption
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - 11/09/09) - Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Check Point Endpoint Security(TM) Full Disk Encryption, Pointsec� PC 6.3.1 has received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4) certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP). Government agencies and security-conscious enterprises that require EAL4 certification can now benefit from the data protection Full Disk Encryption offers. Full Disk Encryption provides the highest level of data security for laptops and PCs through a combination of pre-boot authentication and strong encryption algorithms. The solution can be deployed independently or as part of Check Point Endpoint Security, the first and only single agent that combines all the critical components for total security on the endpoint.EAL4 certification is the highest standard level existing encryption products can receive, and indicates the product has passed a long and stringent evaluation process. The International Standard Organization initially adopted Common Criteria and uses EAL levels as global standards. EAL4 certification provides assurance to government agencies, and any organization protecting mission critical assets, that Check Point security solutions meet or exceed strict criteria. Many government agencies require data security solutions to have at the minimum EAL4 certification."Information on endpoint devices is most vulnerable to theft or...Click here to read the whole Article (external link)
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67 WALL STREET, New York - November 11, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Online And Direct To Consumer Retailing Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special report contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online. Topics covered: Online Retailer Profit Margins Vs. Bricks-And-Mortar Retailers - Uptick In Internet Commerce - Secular Shift In Market Share To Internet Retailers - Post-Crunch Consumer Confidence - Growing Market Share For Online Travel Agents - Possible Consolidation Of HSN, Inc. - Amazon As The "Wal-Mart Of The Internet" - Online Marketing Vs. In-Store Marketing - Maximized Markdowns - Online Traffic Conversion Rates - Social Networking To Drive Brand Awareness - Online Sales Holiday Outlook - E-Commerce As A Path To International Expansion Companies include: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF); Amazon's (AMZN); Ann Taylor (ANN); Apple (AAPL); Ask.com (IACI); Bebe (BEBE); Best Buy (BBY); Bidz.com (BIDZ); Dell (DELL); Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS); Expedia (EXPE); GSI Commerce (GSIC); GameStop (GME); Gap (GPS); General Motors (GM); Google (GOOG); HSN (HSN); HSN (HSNI); Hot Topic (HOTT); IAC (IAC); Liberty (LINTA); LivePerson (LPSN); MercadoLibre (MELI); Move Inc. (MOVE); Orbitz (OWW); Pacific Sunwear (PSUN); Quiksilver (ZQK); Ralph Lauren (RL); ShopNBC (WTV); South Korea's Gmarket (EBGMy); Sport Supply Group (RBI); Staples (SPLS); Starbucks (SBUX); T...Click here to read the whole Article (external link)
Will Investors Find Safe Haven With Network Security Company?
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Media Alert: Check Point IPS Products Protect Businesses Against First Microsoft Windows 7 Vulnerability
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - 11/17/09) - Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced users of Check Point Security Gateway R70, VPN-1� R65, VPN-1 VSX R65 and IPS products protect against denial-of-service vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Check Point customers gain immediate protection against the exploit, which causes an affected system to stop responding until manually restarted. The new Windows 7 vulnerability is due to an error in the Microsoft SMB implementation that fails to sufficiently validate all fields when parsing specially crafted packets. The SMB Protocol is a network file sharing protocol that is implemented in Microsoft Windows. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability and a denial of service condition on the target system.Check Point IPS solutions provide intrusion prevention capabilities available on dedicated platforms or integrated into Check Point gateways by detecting and blocking malformed SMB packets. Check Point IPS products are supported by Check Point's update services, which provide ongoing and real-time updates and configuration advisories for defenses and security policies. Check Point protections are developed and distributed by Security Research and Response Centers located around the globe.Based on the Software Blade architecture, Check Point IPS Software Blade provides complete, integrated, next generation firewall intrusion prevention capabilities at m...Click here to read the whole Article (external link)
Zscaler Certified on Check Point Next Generation Internet Security Platform
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Zscaler, Inc., the market leader in cloud-delivered multi-tenant Security as a Service (SaaS), today announced that its SaaS security service has achieved OPSEC(TM) (Open Platform for Security) certification from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. Through OPSEC certification, Zscaler seamlessly interoperates with Check Point's market-leading Security Gateway R70 and NGX R65 software. "Leveraging a firewall is a great way to forward web traffic to Zscaler's cloud-based security services. It eliminates the need to deploy an additional appliance or connector to forward the traffic," said Jim Scott, security analyst at Hinda Incentives, a Zscaler customer. "Zscaler's service is so effective that our users' virus infections have dropped to nearly zero reducing our IT administration for remediation significantly."This certification validates that the Zscaler web security service can now seamlessly connect to Check Point Security Gateway, adding an external layer of protection. As a service Zscaler truly is a low cost alternative to legacy third party plug-ins which can be a performance drain as well as time consuming to maintain."Check Point is pleased to welcome Zscaler as a partner in our OPSEC program," said Bill Bailey, vice president of corporate and business development at Check Point. "Businesses across the globe rely on Check Point Security Gateways to protect their networks from the latest thr...Click here to read the whole Article (external link)
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