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 Price Performance

RPD stock traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $6.65. 746,650 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,951,618. Rapid7 has a fifty-two week low of $4.97 and a fifty-two week high of $27.10. The stock has a market cap of $444.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.99 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.77, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $6.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.24.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.06. Rapid7 had a net margin of 2.61% and a return on equity of 37.85%. The firm had revenue of $209.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $207.94 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Rapid7 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.520-1.600 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.330-0.360 EPS. Research analysts predict that Rapid7 will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RPD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Mizuho dropped their target price on Rapid7 from $12.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Rapid7 from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $15.00 to $11.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays set a $6.50 price target on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Rapid7 in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $9.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RPD. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Rapid7 in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Rapid7 by 81.6% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,036 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 1,364 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Rapid7 during the fourth quarter worth $71,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Rapid7 during the fourth quarter worth $79,000. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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. 95.66% of the stock is owned by 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.