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 (EPS) guidance of 1.520-1.600 for the period, compared to the consensus 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

Shares of RPD traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $6.68. The company had a trading volume of 2,836,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,948,481. Rapid7 has a 1-year low of $4.97 and a 1-year high of $27.10. The company has a market capitalization of $446.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.56 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 company’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.40.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates 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. Analysts expect that Rapid7 will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Rapid7 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Stephens cut their target price on shares of Rapid7 from $19.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Susquehanna set a $8.00 target price on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $9.00 price target on shares of Rapid7 in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Rapid7 in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $12.21.

Institutional Trading of Rapid7

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RPD. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Rapid7 in the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Rapid7 by 81.6% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,036 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,364 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Rapid7 in the 4th quarter valued at $71,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Rapid7 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $79,000. Finally, Marex Group plc purchased a new stake in shares of Rapid7 during the fourth quarter worth $162,000. 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.