Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $1.26 Million Position in Rapid7, Inc. $RPD

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its holdings in Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ:RPD) by 19.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 228,498 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 55,904 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Rapid7 were worth $1,259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in RPD. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its position in Rapid7 by 8.8% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 8,513 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $197,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Rapid7 by 81.6% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,036 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,364 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Rapid7 by 124.0% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,310 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,832 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Rapid7 during the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Rapid7 by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 112,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,100,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Rapid7 in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Rapid7 from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Tuesday. William Blair downgraded Rapid7 from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Rapid7 from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $11.98.

Rapid7 Trading Down 5.7%

Shares of Rapid7 stock opened at $13.00 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $9.66 and its 200 day moving average is $8.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $876.20 million, a PE ratio of 41.94 and a beta of 0.97. Rapid7, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.97 and a 1 year high of $21.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The technology company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $210.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $208.23 million. Rapid7 had a net margin of 2.35% and a return on equity of 27.89%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. Rapid7 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.470 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Rapid7, Inc. will post 0.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Rapid7 News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Rapid7 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Rapid7 reported quarterly earnings of $0.44 per share, exceeding the $0.35 consensus estimate, while revenue of $210.88 million also topped expectations. The results and subsequent guidance of $0.44–$0.47 in quarterly EPS provide support for the stock. Rapid7 Shares Gap Up Following Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Rapid7’s research with Omdia identified a significant gap in corporate AI governance, with executive security leaders reporting greater concern and engagement. The findings could reinforce demand for Rapid7’s security and risk-management products as businesses expand AI adoption. Rapid7-Omdia AI Governance Research
• Positive Sentiment: Stephens raised its price target to $12, while reports from Robert W. Baird and JPMorgan described potential for meaningful price appreciation. These targets suggest some analysts view the recent weakness as an opportunity. Stephens Raises Rapid7 Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Stifel Nicolaus maintained a Hold rating, indicating that the earnings improvement has not yet changed its overall risk-reward assessment. Stifel Maintains Hold Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ value-focused review highlights valuation, growth and estimate-revision trends but does not provide a clear new catalyst. Zacks Rapid7 Value Review
• Negative Sentiment: Rapid7’s 2026 restructuring is intended to refocus the company on its core platform, but restructuring costs and execution risks may pressure near-term results. Revenue also declined 1.5% year over year, tempering the earnings beat. Rapid7 Announces 2026 Restructuring

Rapid7 Company Profile

Rapid7, Inc is a publicly traded cybersecurity company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Since its founding in 2000, the company has specialized in delivering cloud-based security data and analytics solutions designed to help organizations detect, investigate, and remediate cyber threats. Rapid7 operates under the NASDAQ symbol “RPD” and serves a broad range of industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, and the public sector.

The core of Rapid7’s offering is its Insight platform, a unified, cloud-native security operations and analytics suite.