Morgan Stanley lowered the firm’s price target on Check Point (CHKP) to $197 from $212 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. While Q4 results could actually be better than expected, the firm would view that largely as pre-buying ahead of price increases as memory costs continue to increase, challenging a firewall refresh moving throughout the year, the analyst tells investors in a preview for the cybersecurity group.
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