CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. engages in the development and market of software and hardware solutions for information technology security. The company products include threat prevention, next generation firewalls, mobile security, and security management. Its solutions cater to the following: point of sale systems, automated teller machines, private and public cloud, and telecommunications providers. The company was founded by Gil Shwed, Marius Nacht, and Shlomo Kramer in July 1993 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Company profile
Ticker
CHKP
Exchange
Website
CEO
Gil Shwed
Employees
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SEC)
SEC CIK
Calendar
23 Apr 19
18 Feb 20
31 Dec 20
News
Company financial data Financial data
| Annual (USD) | Dec 18 | Dec 17 | Dec 16 | Dec 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.92B | 1.85B | 1.74B | 1.63B | |
| Net income | 821.31M | 802.92M | 724.85M | 685.87M | |
| Diluted EPS | 5.15 | 4.82 | 4.18 | 3.74 | |
| Net profit margin | 42.85% | 43.29% | 41.63% | 42.08% | |
| Operating income | 913.77M | 923.92M | 852.27M | 839.72M | |
| Net change in cash | 58.67M | 57.59M | -4.88M | -69.66M | |
| Cash on hand | 303.69M | 245.01M | 187.43M | 192.31M | |
| Cost of revenue | 201.38M | 212.96M | 202M | 189.06M |
Financial data from company earnings reports
Institutional ownership Q3 2019
67.2% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders |
Current |
|---|---|
| Total holders | 582 |
| Opened positions | 62 |
| Closed positions | 79 |
| Increased positions | 186 |
| Reduced positions | 205 |
13F shares |
Current |
|---|---|
| Total value | 11.19B |
| Total shares | 102.37M |
| Total puts | 951.4K |
| Total calls | 402.3K |
| Total put/call ratio | 2.4 |
Largest owners |
Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Financial Services | 9.85M | $1.08B |
| Harding Loevner | 8.61M | $942.48M |
| BLK BlackRock | 5.38M | $589.25M |
| Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt | 5.24M | $573.56M |
| Nordea Investment Management Ab | 4.41M | $477.42M |
| BEN Franklin Resources | 3.99M | $437.44M |
| Alliancebernstein | 3.22M | $352.75M |
| Schroder Investment Management | 2.87M | $310.23M |
| STT State Street | 2.63M | $288.39M |
| FIL | 1.91M | $209.41M |
Financial report summary
?Competition
Cisco Systems • Secure Computing • Juniper Networks • Internet Security Systems • Tippingpoint • Sourcefire • Fortinet • Palo Alto Networks • Barracuda Networks • Zscaler
Content analysis
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New words:
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Financial reports
20-F
2018 FY
Annual report (foreign)
23 Apr 19
20-F
2017 FY
Annual report (foreign)
27 Apr 18
20-F
2016 FY
Annual report (foreign)
28 Apr 17
20-F
2015 FY
Annual report (foreign)
28 Apr 16
20-F
2014 FY
Annual report (foreign)
24 Apr 15
20-F
2013 FY
Annual report (foreign)
28 Mar 14
20-F
2012 FY
Annual report (foreign)
19 Mar 13
20-F
2011 FY
Annual report (foreign)
9 Apr 12
20-F/A
2010 FY
Annual report (foreign) (amended)
3 Aug 11
20-F
2010 FY
Annual report (foreign)
1 Apr 11
Current reports
6-K
Current report (foreign)
3 Feb 20
6-K
Current report (foreign)
3 Feb 20
6-K
Current report (foreign)
2 Dec 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
14 Nov 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
28 Oct 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
24 Jul 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
19 Jun 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
16 May 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
3 May 19
6-K
Current report (foreign)
18 Apr 19
Registration and prospectus
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
2 Dec 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
31 Oct 18
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
4 May 16
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
8 Oct 15
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
19 Apr 07
SC TO-I/A
Issuer tender offer statement (amended)
6 Nov 06
SC TO-I/A
Issuer tender offer statement (amended)
5 Oct 06
SC TO-I
Issuer tender offer statement
18 Sep 06
SC TO-I/A
Issuer tender offer statement (amended)
18 Sep 06
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
3 Apr 06
Proxies
No filings
Other
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
15 Jul 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
13 Jun 13
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
20 May 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
16 May 13
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
4 Aug 11
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
13 Jul 11
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
30 Jun 11
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
20 May 10
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
20 May 10
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
13 May 10
Ownership
SC 13G/A
Beneficial ownership report (amended)
14 Feb 20
SC 13G/A
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
3 Feb 20
SC 13G/A
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
13 Feb 19
SC 13G/A
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
4 Feb 19
SC 13G/A
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
13 Feb 18
SC 13G/A
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
9 Feb 18
SC 13G/A
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
6 Feb 18
SC 13G
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
14 Feb 17
SC 13G
Check Point Software Technologies LTD
8 Feb 17
SC 13G
Beneficial ownership report
7 Feb 17
Patents
GRANT
Utility
Push based encryption
4 Feb 20
A method for introducing a replacement code segment over-the-air through a wireless mobile communication network to an existing code resident on a mobile terminal: identifying the mobile terminal from among terminals served through the wireless mobile communication network; sending a push notification through the network to the mobile terminal, the push notification indicative of the replacement code segment ready for downloading; activating a dynamic update module resident in the mobile terminal, in response to the push notification; sending a request for the replacement code segment; downloading the replacement code segment to the mobile terminal; and transferring the downloaded replacement code segment to the dynamic update module for dynamic replacement of a corresponding old code segment within the mobile terminal with the replacement code segment, obviating a need to recompile the existing code.
GRANT
Utility
Method and system for detecting and remediating polymorphic attacks across an enterprise
17 Dec 19
Disclosed are methods and systems for detecting malware and potential malware based on using generalized attack trees (generalized attack tree graphs).
GRANT
Utility
Method and system for identifying uncorrelated suspicious events during an attack
29 Oct 19
Computerized methods and systems identify events associated with an attack initiated on an endpoint client.
GRANT
Utility
Method and system for modeling all operations and executions of an attack and malicious process entry
8 Oct 19
Computerized methods and systems determine an entry point or source of an attack on an endpoint, such as a machine, e.g., a computer, node of a network, system or the like.