On Wednesday, Investing.com reported that the first quarter exceeded analysts’ expectations and that revenue was higher than expected.

Check Point Software reported earnings per share at $1.57 on revenues of $543M. Investing.com polled analysts and predicted EPS at $1.54 for revenue $536.07M.

Check Point Software shares rose 16% over the year’s start, but are down 9.43% from their 52 week high $149.62 (March 3). They have outperformed the Nasdaq, which has fallen 20.16% over the same period.

Check Point Software is following other important earnings in the Information Technology sector this month

Check Point Software reported Tuesday’s earnings beat. Microsoft posted EPS figures of $2.22 for revenue $49.36B. This compares to Microsoft forecasts of EPS levels of $2.19 for revenue $49.01B.

Taiwan Semiconductor beat all expectations with first quarter earnings per share of $1.35 (revenue $16.94B), versus $1.27 for revenue $16.73B.

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