Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CHKP scored 60.5, S scored 29.5 — CHKP leads.
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CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
60.5
$137.18 · $14.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
31.0
CHKP leads
S
SentinelOne, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
29.5
$26.27 · $9.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthS+21.1%
Strongest balance sheetS0.00
Highest qualityCHKP88 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCHKP-18%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CHKP
stronger →← stronger
S
88
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
31
48
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
90
52
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
9
CHKP is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CHKP
S
$1.1bC+
FCF
$57mC-
+6.3%C+
Rev
+21.1%A-
0.72C+
D/E
0.00A
14.0xA-
P/E
—
—
P/S
8.3xC+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CHKP
S
18% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
433% above
~0%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
>60%/yr
+19%
1-yr DCF upside
-86%
+22%
5-yr DCF upside
-81%
+26%
10-yr DCF upside
-72%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CHKP
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
S
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
The companies
CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Software - Infrastructure · $137.18 · beta 0.47
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $14.0b. Down 35% from 52-week high of $210.66 — deep drawdown territory. 31 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $145.83 (implying +6% upside).
Moat
Net margin 38% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 38% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 105% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 35% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Software — competitive moat is durable until it isn't; watch net revenue retention, gross margin trends, and any new market entrant with a fundamentally lower price point.
SSentinelOne, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · $26.27 · beta 0.71
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $9.1b. Trading near 52-week high of $26.50 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +21%, comfortably above the S&P median. 30 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $24.48 (implying -7% upside).
Moat
Software economics — recurring revenue, embedded customer workflows, and high gross margin all compound the moat once a base account is won. Switching costs are the lever.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -31.0%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Trading within 1% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. ROE -23% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where CHKP and S diverge
On the headline score the gap is 31.0 points in favor of CHKP. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityCHKP 88.2 · S 30.9CHKP +57.3
ValueCHKP 51.8 · S 9.2CHKP +42.6
GrowthCHKP 48.5 · S 90.4S +41.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is CHKP or S the better stock?
CHKP scores higher: CHKP 60.5, S 29.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do CHKP and S differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where CHKP leads by 57 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are CHKP and S scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.