Truist Financial Has Lowered Expectations for Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) Stock Price

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) had its target price lowered by equities research analysts at Truist Financial from $14.00 to $8.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the technology company’s stock. Truist Financial’s price target indicates a potential upside of 12.83% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Rapid7 from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of Rapid7 from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Rapid7 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Rapid7 has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $12.53.

Rapid7 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RPD opened at $7.09 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization 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. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $13.65 and a 200-day moving average of $16.81. Rapid7 has a one year low of $7.06 and a one year high of $36.45.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Rapid7 had a return on equity of 55.81% and a net margin of 2.72%.The business had revenue of $217.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $215.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts anticipate that Rapid7 will post 0.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rapid7

In other news, Director Thomas E. Schodorf acquired 6,300 shares of Rapid7 stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $15.70 per share, with a total value of $98,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 34,440 shares in the company, valued at approximately $540,708. This trade represents a 22.39% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Corey E. Thomas bought 14,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $13.82 per share, for a total transaction of $200,390.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 595,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,223,812.12. This represents a 2.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought 67,345 shares of company stock valued at $1,025,202 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rapid7

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in RPD. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Rapid7 in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. CI Investments Inc. grew its stake in Rapid7 by 48.4% in 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 last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Rapid7 in the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Rapid7 during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in Rapid7 during the 3rd quarter worth $53,000. Institutional investors own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

More 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.