Where Will Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) Stock Go Next After It Is Down 2.41% in a Week?
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) stock is lower by 2.41% over the past week and gets a Bearish rating from InvestorsObserver”s Sentiment Indicator.
What is Stock Sentiment?
In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company.
Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish.
InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion.
For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.
What’s Happening With CHKP Stock Today?
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) stock is trading at $113.15 as of 3:30 PM on Monday, Mar 1, an increase of $2.91, or 2.64% from the previous closing price of $110.24. The stock has traded between $110.67 and $113.34 so far today. Volume today is 1,373,592 compared to average volume of 1,691,948.
To see InvestorsObserver‘s Sentiment Score for Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. click here.
More About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor. The company offers solutions for network, endpoint, cloud, and mobile security in addition to security management. Check Point, a software specialist, sells to enterprises, businesses, and consumers. At the end of 2017, 47% of its revenue was from the Americas, 36% from Europe, and 17% from Asia-Pacific,…
