Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.520-1.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $836.0 million-$842.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $838.7 million. Rapid7 also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.330-0.360 EPS.

Rapid7 Stock Performance

RPD traded up $0.19 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $6.68. 2,836,830 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,948,481. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $446.04 million, a PE ratio of 18.56 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day moving average is $6.02 and its 200 day moving average is $11.40. Rapid7 has a 52 week low of $4.97 and a 52 week high of $27.10.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.06. Rapid7 had a net margin of 2.72% and a return on equity of 47.33%. The firm had revenue of $209.69 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $207.95 million. Rapid7 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.520-1.600 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.330-0.360 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Rapid7 will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RPD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $9.00 price objective on shares of Rapid7 in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Rapid7 from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $10.00 price objective on shares of Rapid7 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Rapid7 in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Rapid7 from $19.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $12.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rapid7

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RPD. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Rapid7 by 26.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 326,910 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,667,000 after acquiring an additional 69,122 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Rapid7 in the 1st quarter worth approximately $424,000. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in Rapid7 by 48.0% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 86,712 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,299,000 after acquiring an additional 28,115 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Rapid7 by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 8,513 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $197,000 after acquiring an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Rapid7 by 27.2% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 62,786 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,452,000 after acquiring an additional 13,418 shares in the last quarter. 95.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Rapid7

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.