Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. shares fell in the extended session Tuesday after the security software company forecast revenue below Wall Street expectations following in-line earnings. Check Point shares fell 7.2% to $109.19 after hours. In a conference call, Check Point forecast adjusted earnings of $1.45 to $1.55 a share on revenue of $485 million to $525 million for the fourth quarter because of restructuring in the company’s U.S. sales force. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of $1.48 a share on revenue of $529.2 million. The company reported third-quarter net income of $192.7 million, or $1.16 a share, compared with $169.7 million, or $1 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $1.30 a share. Revenue rose to $454.6 million from $427.6 million in the year-ago period. Analysts had estimated $1.30 a share on revenue of $455 million.
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