KeyCorp Comments on Rapid7’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:RPD)

Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ:RPD) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Rapid7 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 12th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath expects that the technology company will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Rapid7’s current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Rapid7’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

RPD has been the topic of several other research reports. Barclays downgraded Rapid7 from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $15.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Rapid7 from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of Rapid7 from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Rapid7 has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.47.

Rapid7 Stock Down 1.7%

NASDAQ:RPD opened at $13.30 on Thursday. Rapid7 has a 52 week low of $13.21 and a 52 week high of $40.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $14.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $870.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.12 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.01.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.12. Rapid7 had a net margin of 2.61% and a return on equity of 67.30%. The firm had revenue of $217.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $216.14 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.66 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Rapid7 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.090 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.370-0.44 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Rapid7

In other news, Director Thomas E. Schodorf acquired 6,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $15.70 per share, for a total transaction of $98,910.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 34,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $540,708. This represents a 22.39% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mike Burns bought 2,000 shares of Rapid7 stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $13.80 per share, for a total transaction of $27,600.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at $69,000. The trade was a 66.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased 67,345 shares of company stock valued at $1,025,202 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Rapid7

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RPD. CI Investments Inc. increased its stake in Rapid7 by 48.4% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 2,281 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Rapid7 in the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rapid7 during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in Rapid7 during the third quarter worth approximately $53,000. Finally, Cetera Trust Company N.A lifted its position in Rapid7 by 34.6% in the second quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A now owns 4,730 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 1,215 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

Rapid7 News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Rapid7 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Rapid7 announced a strategic partnership to add ARMO’s runtime cloud security into its Command platform, expanding runtime detection & response and cloud visibility — this strengthens product differentiation in cloud security and could help win enterprise deals. Rapid7 Partners with ARMO to Enhance Cloud Runtime Security
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp published refreshed model estimates that show materially higher forward EPS (KeyCorp forecasts FY2026 ≈ $0.80 vs. recent consensus), signaling at least one analyst house expects recovery in profitability over the next year — that can support a higher multiple if execution follows. KeyCorp estimates (MarketBeat summary)
• Positive Sentiment: Visible insider buying and some institutions adding positions (reported in Quiver/aggregators) can be a positive signal on management/owner conviction and may underpin support at these levels. Insider and institutional activity (Quiver)
• Neutral Sentiment: Rapid7 confirmed it will report Q4 and full‑year 2025 results on Feb. 10 after the close and host a call — a near-term catalyst that increases event-driven volatility; investors should watch guidance and subscription metrics. Rapid7 to Report Q4 & FY2025 Results on Feb. 10
• Neutral Sentiment: A technical/market note (Zacks) flags RPD as oversold and ripe for a trend reversal — useful for traders watching momentum, but not a fundamental catalyst by itself. Zacks: oversold / potential trend reversal
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage remains mixed — some outlets note conflicting analyst views and a wide spread of price targets (median near ~$19), which suggests divergent expectations and continued volatility until clearer results arrive. Analysts conflicted on Rapid7 (Globe and Mail)
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup downgraded Rapid7 (reported on MSN) — an analyst downgrade can trigger selling pressure, particularly in a low-liquidity name, and likely contributed to today’s decline. Citigroup downgrades Rapid7 (MSN)

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.