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CHKP vs PANW

Side-by-side comparison of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) and Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both companies sit in the Technology sector. CHKP focuses on Computer Software: Prepackaged Software, while PANW focuses on Computer peripheral equipment.
  • PANW is the larger of the two at $48.96B, about 3.3x CHKP ($14.78B).
  • Over the past year, CHKP is down 47.0% and PANW is down 4.9% - PANW leads by 42.1 points.
  • CHKP has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for PANW).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCHKP-46.99%PANW-4.87%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricCHKPPANW
Company
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Palo Alto Networks Inc.
Price
$116.34-16.91%
$177.79-2.09%
Market cap
$14.78B
$48.96B
1M return
-18.56%
+10.89%
1Y return
-46.99%
-4.87%
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Computer peripheral equipment
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1996
News (4w)
7
6
Recent ratings
25
25
CHKP

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company offers a portfolio of network security, endpoint security, data security, and management solutions. It provides Check Point Infinity Architecture, a cyber security architecture that protects against 5th and 6th generation cyber-attacks across various networks, endpoint, cloud, workloads, Internet of Things, and mobile; Check Point Network Security, security gateways and software platforms that support small business and large enterprise data center and telco-grade environment; and Check Point SandBlast family for threat prevention and zero-day protections. The company also offers Check Point CloudGuard cloud security product that delivers threat prevention security, cloud visibility, cloud security posture management, and workload protection solutions for enterprise cloud networks, data, and applications; and Check Point Harmony that delivers the security for remote users and access; and Check Point Security Management, which enables customers from single offices to hundreds and thousands of offices to manage and tailor their security policy to express their business needs from a single pane of glass. In addition, the company provides technical customer support programs and plans; professional services in implementing, upgrading, and optimizing Check Point products comprising design planning and security implementation; and certification and educational training services on Check Point products. It sells its products and services to enterprises, service providers, small and medium sized businesses, and consumers through a network of channel partners, such as distributors, resellers, system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

PANW

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity platform solutions worldwide. The company provides firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of appliances and software deployed on an end-customer's network as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to the virtual system capacity that ships with physical appliances. It also offers subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, uniform resource locator filtering, malware and persistent threat, laptop and mobile device protection, and firewall, as well as cyberattacks, threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. In addition, the company provides professional services, including architecture design and planning, configuration, and firewall migration, as well as online and in-classroom education training services, as well as support services. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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