Mizuho Lowers Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) Price Target to $12.00

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) had its price objective lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. Mizuho’s target price indicates a potential upside of 69.25% from the company’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on RPD. Citigroup downgraded Rapid7 from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Barclays downgraded Rapid7 from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $15.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Rapid7 from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Berenberg Bank began coverage on Rapid7 in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $16.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Rapid7 from $16.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $12.53.

Rapid7 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RPD opened at $7.09 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.81. Rapid7 has a fifty-two week low of $7.06 and a fifty-two week high of $36.45. The company has a market capitalization of $464.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.69 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.01, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

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

Insider Activity at Rapid7

In other Rapid7 news, Director Marc Evan Brown acquired 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $15.21 per share, for a total transaction of $45,630.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 51,882 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $789,125.22. This trade represents a 6.14% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jana Partners Management, Lp acquired 41,545 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $15.71 per share, for a total transaction of $652,671.95. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,760,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,201,940.79. This represents a 0.62% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 67,345 shares of company stock worth $1,025,202. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rapid7

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Rapid7 by 26.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 326,910 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,667,000 after acquiring an additional 69,122 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Rapid7 during the first quarter worth about $424,000. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Rapid7 by 48.0% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 86,712 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,299,000 after purchasing an additional 28,115 shares during the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its stake in Rapid7 by 12.3% in the second quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 12,576 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in Rapid7 by 1.0% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 78,294 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,808,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. 95.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Rapid7 News Summary

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.