Check Point Ownership

CHKP Stock  USD 181.55  0.04  0.02%   
Check Point holds a total of 109.98 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Check Point Software outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Check Point Software to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Check Point. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Check Point Software as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1995-12-31
Previous Quarter
113.6 M
Current Value
113.4 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
220.4 M
Quarterly Volatility
140.9 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Check Point in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Check Point, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
As of 11/28/2024, Dividends Paid is likely to drop to about 1.2 M. In addition to that, Dividend Yield is likely to drop to 0.0004. As of 11/28/2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 112.4 M. In addition to that, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop to about 578.7 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Check Stock Ownership Analysis

About 23.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.82. Check Point Software recorded earning per share (EPS) of 7.31. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. The firm had 3:2 split on the 13th of February 2001. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. Check Point operates under Software Providers classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 5642 people. For more info on Check Point Software please contact Gil Shwed at 972 3 753 4599 or go to https://www.checkpoint.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Check Point also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Check Point's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Check Point's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Check Point Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

5.51 Billion

About 23.0% of Check Point Software are currently held by insiders. Unlike Check Point's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Check Point's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Check Point's insider trades

Check Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Check Point is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Check Point Software backward and forwards among themselves. Check Point's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Check Point's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Causeway Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
1.4 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-06-30
1.4 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
1.4 M
Ariel Investments, Llc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Fmr Inc2024-09-30
1.1 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2024-09-30
1.1 M
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2024-06-30
M
Westwood Global Investments Llc2024-09-30
M
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
822.3 K
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
5.5 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2024-09-30
5.3 M
Note, although Check Point's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Check Point Outstanding Bonds

Check Point issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Check Point Software uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Check bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Check Point Software has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Check Point Corporate Filings

13A
13th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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6K
31st of October 2024
A report filed by foreign private issuers with SEC. A foreign private issuer is a non-U.S. company with securities traded on U.S. exchanges.
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2nd of April 2024
Other Reports
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Pair Trading with Check Point

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Check Point position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Check Point will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Check Point could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Check Point when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Check Point - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Check Point Software to buy it.
The correlation of Check Point is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Check Point moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Check Point Software moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Check Point can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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