Jefferies Starts Checkpoint Software (CHKP) at Buy

August 18, 2011 7:58 AM EDT
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Price: $123.81 -1.5%

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    Up: 9 | Down: 6 | New: 26
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Jefferies initiates coverage on Checkpoint Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) with a Buy. PT $66.00.

The firm states, "It remains early in Check Point’s model transition where the company is seeing the dual benefit of a hardware and software model. We look for an acceleration in the transition to its Software Blade architecture which should bring further upside to bookings and cash flow growth which is attractive at an inline valuation. As such, we are initiating with a Buy."

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Shares of Checkpoint Software closed at $56.67 yesterday.


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