Check Point price target lowered to $193 from $215 at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley lowered the firm’s price target on Check Point (CHKP) to $193 from $215 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. With a “best-in-class operating margin profile,” offset by consistently lower growth closer to the mid-single digit range, the firm sees room for margins to come down over the next few years, which should support revenue growth improving, the analyst tells investors. Though Check Point has historically been one of the leaders in network security, we see a few areas that point to increasing competitive pressures, the analyst added.