
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ:RPD – Free Report) – Research analysts at DA Davidson boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Rapid7 in a report issued on Wednesday, November 5th. DA Davidson analyst R. Kessinger now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.46. DA Davidson has a “Underperform” rating and a $14.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rapid7’s current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share.
Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on RPD. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Rapid7 from $22.00 to $18.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Rapid7 in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Rapid7 from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Rapid7 from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Rapid7 from $34.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Rapid7 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.78.
Rapid7 Stock Performance
Shares of RPD stock traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $14.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 250,005 shares, compared to its average volume of 887,577. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.84. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.03 and a 200 day moving average of $21.48. Rapid7 has a 12-month low of $13.97 and a 12-month high of $44.48. The stock has a market cap of $921.66 million, a PE ratio of 34.72 and a beta of 0.94.
Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $217.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $216.14 million. Rapid7 had a net margin of 3.41% and a return on equity of 149.12%. The business’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. Rapid7 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.090 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.370-0.44 EPS.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rapid7
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in Rapid7 in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new stake in shares of Rapid7 during the first quarter worth approximately $38,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Rapid7 in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Rapid7 during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of Rapid7 during the 1st quarter valued at $74,000. 95.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling at Rapid7
In related news, Director Jana Partners Management, Lp bought 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $21.26 per share, for a total transaction of $5,315,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 6,518,604 shares in the company, valued at $138,585,521.04. This trade represents a 3.99% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Scott M. Murphy sold 1,370 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.25, for a total transaction of $27,742.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $558,738. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired 772,194 shares of company stock worth $15,135,356 in the last three months. 2.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Rapid7 Company Profile
Rapid7, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions under the Rapid7, Nexpose, and Metasploit brand names. The company offers endpoint to cloud data collection and sharing applications, such as Rapid7 Insight Agent, a software-based agent that is used on assets across on-premises and cloud environments to centralize and monitor data on company's platform; Rapid7 Insight Network Sensor that analyzes raw end-to-end network traffic to increase visibility into user activity, pinpoint real threats, and investigations; Rapid7 Cloud Event Data Harvesting that offers visibility into changes made to cloud resources; and third-party integrations and ecosystem, as well as orchestration and automation solutions.
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