Royal Bank Of Canada Lowers Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) Price Target to $12.00

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) had its price objective reduced by Royal Bank Of Canada from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “sector perform” rating on the technology company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target suggests a potential upside of 69.25% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “outperform” rating and set a $18.00 price target on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Rapid7 from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $16.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $18.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Rapid7 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $12.53.

Rapid7 Stock Performance

NASDAQ RPD opened at $7.09 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $13.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.81. The stock has a market cap of $464.25 million, a PE ratio of 19.69 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.01, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. Rapid7 has a fifty-two week low of $7.06 and a fifty-two week high of $36.45.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $217.39 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $215.17 million. Rapid7 had a return on equity of 55.81% and a net margin of 2.72%.Rapid7’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. Rapid7 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.600 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.320 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Rapid7 will post 0.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Rapid7

In other Rapid7 news, Director Thomas E. Schodorf purchased 6,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $15.70 per share, for a total transaction of $98,910.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 34,440 shares in the company, valued at approximately $540,708. The trade was a 22.39% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jana Partners Management, Lp acquired 41,545 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $15.71 per share, with a total value of $652,671.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,760,149 shares in the company, valued at approximately $106,201,940.79. This represents a 0.62% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders acquired a total of 67,345 shares of company stock valued at $1,025,202 over the last 90 days. 2.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rapid7

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Rapid7 in the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. CI Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Rapid7 by 48.4% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 2,281 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Rapid7 during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Rapid7 in the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Rapid7 by 81.6% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,036 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,364 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

Key Rapid7 News

Here are the key news stories impacting Rapid7 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Modest Q4 beat — Rapid7 reported a slight EPS and revenue beat for Q4 (EPS topped estimates; revenue ~$217.4M vs. ~$215.2M est.), showing the business still generates revenue upside. RPD Q4 Deep Dive
• Positive Sentiment: Partner momentum — Rapid7 announced its 2026 Partner of the Year winners, underscoring partner channel engagement that supports sales/renewals over time. Partner Awards Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Guidance and strategic investments — Company outlined FY‑2026 revenue (~$835M–$843M) and reiterated plans to invest in AI-driven security offerings; management framed this as strategic but capital-intensive. Investors will be watching execution vs. the guide. Revenue Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transparency — Full Q4 call transcripts and analyst commentary are available for deeper read; they highlight AI spend and margin pressure but also product roadmap details. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analyst price‑target cuts and downgrades — After earnings several firms cut targets and/or ratings (Barclays to $8/underweight; Truist to $8/hold; Scotiabank to $9/sector perform; Mizuho to $12/neutral; RBC to $12/sector perform; UBS reaffirmed neutral at $9). That coordinated downward repricing is pressuring the stock. Analyst Notes (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Weak guidance tone and margin concerns — Coverage and deep‑dive pieces emphasize “flat sales,” heavier AI investment and cautious guidance for near term, which together explain investor selling despite the modest beat. Deep Dive: Flat Sales & Weak Guidance

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.