Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.440-0.470 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $208.0 million-$210.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $210.5 million.

Rapid7 Stock Up 0.3%

RPD traded up $0.04 during trading on Monday, reaching $11.61. The company had a trading volume of 3,283,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,143,855. The company has a market cap of $775.90 million, a P/E ratio of 33.17 and a beta of 0.97. Rapid7 has a 12 month low of $4.97 and a 12 month high of $21.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $9.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $7.96.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The technology company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.09. Rapid7 had a net margin of 2.61% and a return on equity of 34.35%. The company had revenue of $210.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $208.23 million. Rapid7 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.470 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Rapid7 will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RPD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Rapid7 from $9.00 to $7.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Rapid7 from $8.00 to $6.50 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Rapid7 from $8.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Rapid7 from $11.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Rapid7 has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $9.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in RPD. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Rapid7 by 48.3% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,326,056 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,356,000 after purchasing an additional 758,009 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Rapid7 by 1.6% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,170,876 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $40,716,000 after buying an additional 34,438 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Rapid7 by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,462,653 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $22,236,000 after buying an additional 78,448 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Rapid7 by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,404,686 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,351,000 after buying an additional 265,413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its position in Rapid7 by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,195,228 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,167,000 after acquiring an additional 51,053 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

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.