Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.500-1.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.450. The company issued revenue guidance of $835.0 million-$843.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $869.7 million. Rapid7 also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.290-0.320 EPS.

Rapid7 Stock Down 3.4%

NASDAQ RPD traded down $0.37 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $10.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,174,723 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,226,360. Rapid7 has a 52 week low of $10.20 and a 52 week high of $38.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.01. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.03. The company has a market capitalization of $680.34 million, a PE ratio of 30.56 and a beta of 0.79.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.04. Rapid7 had a net margin of 2.61% and a return on equity of 67.30%. The business had revenue of $217.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $215.17 million. Rapid7 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.600 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.320 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Rapid7 will post 0.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RPD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Mizuho dropped their price target on Rapid7 from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Rapid7 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Susquehanna set a $15.00 target price on Rapid7 in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “hold” rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.53.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Marc Evan Brown acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $15.21 per share, for a total transaction of $45,630.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 51,882 shares in the company, valued at approximately $789,125.22. This represents a 6.14% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas E. Schodorf bought 6,300 shares of Rapid7 stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $15.70 per share, with a total value of $98,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 34,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $540,708. The trade was a 22.39% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 67,345 shares of company stock worth $1,025,202. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Rapid7

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Rapid7 during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of Rapid7 by 1.8% in the third 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. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Rapid7 by 12.6% in the 2nd quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 28,719 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $664,000 after purchasing an additional 3,209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its stake in Rapid7 by 13.4% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 31,300 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $724,000 after buying an additional 3,700 shares in the last quarter. 95.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.