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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LTD (NASD)
CHKP 32.88 0.57 (1.76%) Vol.  2,646,326 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 32.22 - 33.04
52wk Low - High N/A - 34.97
Avg Volume 2,405,563
Industry COMP-SOFTWARE
Market Cap 6.74 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 15.23
PEG Ratio 1.28
Current Year Est. 2.12
EPS Last Year 1.91
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# 3Hold14%
# 4Sell3.97%
# 5Hold1.85%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.91
ABR (Last Week) 1.91
# of Recs in ABR 23
Average Target Price 37.64
Industry Rank by ABR 74 out of 217
Rank in Industry 44 out of 95
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR CHKP
Zacks Equity Research: Report for CHKP
Feb 02, 2010
Market Analysis: GDP, Earnings & China
Feb 01, 2010
Closing Market Commentary: Stock Slip Back into Red
Jan 28, 2010
Closing Market Commentary: Are the Bears Done Hibernating?
Jan 22, 2010
Closing Market Commentary: Market Pauses After 6 Days of Gains
Dec 29, 2009
Closing Market Commentary: Stocks Continue Climbing Ahead of the New Year
Dec 28, 2009
Closing Market Commentary: Stocks Deliver More Moderate Gains
Dec 23, 2009
Zacks Elite Stock of the Day: Check Point Software Tech Ltd.
Nov 09, 2009
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NEWS
Thewallstreetleader.com: Profiles SOLU & CHKP
Feb 09, 2010
Check Point Software Announces Participation in First QuarterInvestor Conferences
Feb 09, 2010
Five Mid-Cap Stocks Ready to Break Out - TheStreet.com
Feb 04, 2010
Check Point Software (CHKP) NewsBite - CHKP Beats Profit Forecasts
Jan 28, 2010
Check Point Software Technologies Bullish Moving Average Crossover Alert (CHKP)
Jan 28, 2010
Check Point Software reports Q4 net income up 27%
Jan 28, 2010
Check Point Software reports Q4 net income up 27%
Jan 28, 2010
Conference Calls Today: 8:30-8:45 A.M. EST
Jan 28, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 0.49 0.51 2.12 2.33
Number of Estimates 10 9 11 9
Low Estimates 0.48 0.47 2.08 2.24
High Estimate 0.50 0.53 2.18 2.50
Year Ago EPS 0.42 0.44 1.90 2.12
EPS Growth 16.43% 14.90% 11.63% 9.65%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of policy-based enterprise security and traffic management solutions. Through its patented Stateful Inspection technology, the company delivers Secure Enterprise Connectivity solutions that protect information assets and enhance the performance of enterprise networks. The company's products include the world's leading enterprise security suite, FireWall-1r, the industry's leading family of virtual private network solutions, VPN-1T, and the industry's premier bandwidth management solution, FloodGate-1T.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.91
Sales 924.42
Net Income 357.52
Price/Earnings 16.92
Price/Book 2.91
Price/Cash Flow 14.56
Price/Sales 7.3


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