Head to head
Check Point Software vs Microsoft
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CHKP · MSFT
CHKP
Check Point Software
130.31-1.27%
1-year price shape — -35% over the period
Quant Rating E · 8/100
vs
MSFT
Microsoft
529.76+0.09%
1-year price shape — +2% over the period
Quant Rating C · 40/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Microsoft edges it on the scoreable measures. Microsoft has the highest Quant Rating (40); Microsoft has done best over the past year (+2%); Microsoft pays the highest dividend yield.
| CHKP | MSFT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Software - Infrastructure |
| Last price | 130.31 | 529.76 |
| Change today | -1.27% | +0.09% |
| 1-year return | -35.0% | +1.9% |
| Market cap | $13.30B | $3.93T |
| 52-week range | 112.23 – 210.66 | 348.54 – 549.20 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 13.37 | 29.51 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 4th | 30th |
| P/B | 4.86 | 8.89 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.67% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 9.62 | 17.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $982.21M | $133.29B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.76B | $331.84B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.3% | +17.7% |
| Gross margin | 86.1% | 67.9% |
| Operating margin | 29.0% | 46.8% |
| Net margin | 37.9% | 40.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.10B | $66.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 75.8% | 75.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 24 buy / 16 sell | 31 buy / 16 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 6.1% | 0.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 41% buy / 59% hold (22) | 100% buy (32) |
| Analyst price target | $148 (+14%) | $582 (+10%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | E (8) | C (40) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 7,179 | 223,000 |
| Founded | 1993 | 1975 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.