Check Point price target raised to $157 from $133 at Barclays

Barclays raised the firm’s price target on Check Point to $157 from $133 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm presented its 2024 outlook for the security, design, and vertical-specific software spaces, saying that with potential for an economic “soft landing,” stocks with cyclical businesses could see positive revisions and expanding multiples. New SEC disclosure requirements could support security spending in 2024, although spending could still gravitate towards platforms, the analyst tells investors in a research note.