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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LTD (NASD)
CHKP 32.48 -0.29 (-0.88%) Vol.  1,708,679 15:59 ET

Day Low - High 32.39 - 32.65
52wk Low - High 17.74 - 33.24
Avg Volume 2,222,097
Industry COMP-SOFTWARE
Market Cap 6.78 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 17.42
PEG Ratio 1.48
Current Year Est. 1.86
EPS Last Year 1.80
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.79
ABR (Last Week) 1.79
# of Recs in ABR 24
Average Target Price 35.38
Industry Rank by ABR 28 out of 217
Rank in Industry 35 out of 105
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR CHKP
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Nov 16, 2009
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Nov 09, 2009
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Oct 22, 2009
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Oct 06, 2009
Screen of the Week: Weekly Price and Volume
Oct 06, 2009
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NEWS
Stock research report available on Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) from SmarTrend Analytics
Nov 18, 2009
Media Alert: Check Point IPS Products Protect Businesses AgainstFirst Microsoft Windows 7 Vulnerability
Nov 17, 2009
Zscaler Certified on Check Point Next Generation Internet Security Platform
Nov 17, 2009
Check Point Software Technologies Up 34.8% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 12, 2009
United States : Check Point preparing new investments in Brazil and Mexico
Nov 11, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.53 0.48 1.86 2.10
Number of Estimates 10 8 11 11
Low Estimates 0.50 0.47 1.77 2.00
High Estimate 0.54 0.50 1.93 2.28
Year Ago EPS 0.46 0.42 1.63 1.86
EPS Growth 14.57% 14.29% 14.39% 12.58%

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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 1.8
Sales 808.49
Net Income 334.46
Price/Earnings 18.04
Price/Book 3.05
Price/Cash Flow 17.43
Price/Sales 7.79


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