Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts remain broadly bullish: Twenty-eight of 29 covering analysts rate Rubrik a “Buy,” producing a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average 12-month price target of about $113.31.
• Strong operating performance supports the outlook: Rubrik reported quarterly revenue of $427.26 million, up 43.9% year over year and above estimates, while EPS of $0.20 exceeded consensus by $0.16.
• Valuation and profitability remain risks: Shares are near their 52-week high, the company remains unprofitable on a trailing basis, and insiders have sold roughly $11.7 million of stock over the past 90 days, despite continued institutional buying.

Shares of Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the twenty-nine analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and twenty-eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $113.3077.

RBRK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Rubrik from $90.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Rubrik in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Rubrik from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Rubrik from $90.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Rubrik from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th.

Insider Transactions at Rubrik

In other Rubrik news, CTO Arvind Nithrakashyap sold 12,820 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.41, for a total transaction of $1,159,056.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 293,293 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,516,620.13. This trade represents a 4.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Yvonne Wassenaar sold 721 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total transaction of $64,543.92. Following the sale, the director owned 3,709 shares in the company, valued at approximately $332,029.68. This trade represents a 16.28% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 138,217 shares of company stock valued at $11,706,692. Company insiders own 13.66% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Rubrik during the second quarter worth about $317,000. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Rubrik during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,132,000. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Rubrik during the second quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rubrik by 181.9% during the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 21,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,724,000 after purchasing an additional 13,854 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Rubrik by 3,699.4% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,649 shares of the company's stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 6,474 shares in the last quarter. 49.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Rubrik

Here are the key news stories impacting Rubrik this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI cybersecurity product expansion: Rubrik introduced Code Guardian, an Anthropic Claude-powered tool that red-teams software code in an air-gapped environment to identify attack paths and prioritize cyber risks. The launch positions Rubrik to benefit from growing concern about vulnerabilities created by autonomous AI agents. Rubrik Unveils Rubrik Code Guardian
• Positive Sentiment: Agentic AI integration: Rubrik added Model Context Protocol support, giving customers’ AI agents secure, programmable access to Rubrik’s data, identity and application intelligence. Management said Rubrik AI is already used by roughly one-third of its global customers, supporting the company’s strategy to combine AI automation with security guardrails. Rubrik Adds New MCP Support
• Positive Sentiment: Strong operating momentum: Recent coverage highlights approximately 38% quarterly revenue growth, net annual recurring revenue of $1.66 billion, subscription ARR growth of about 33%, net retention above 119% and improving margins. Analysts and investors view Rubrik’s cash position and projected free cash flow as additional support for its premium valuation. Rubrik: Right Place, Right Time
• Positive Sentiment: Higher analyst expectations: Rubrik’s consensus price target was reported to have increased 11.53% to $122.31, reinforcing bullish sentiment and suggesting analysts see further upside despite the recent rally. Rubrik consensus price target increased
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains debated: Bullish analysts argue that Rubrik’s roughly 10–11 times forward revenue valuation is reasonable relative to growth, cash generation and cybersecurity peers. However, other coverage questions how much future growth is already reflected in the stock price and warns that any slowdown could pressure the multiple. How Much Slowdown Is Rubrik Stock Priced For?
• Negative Sentiment: Momentum and execution risk: Rubrik has nearly doubled from its April lows and trades near its 52-week peak, increasing the risk of profit-taking. The stock also remains unprofitable on a trailing basis, leaving it sensitive to weaker growth, delayed margin expansion or disappointing guidance.

Rubrik Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of RBRK stock opened at $104.91 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $88.68 and a 200 day moving average of $71.20. Rubrik has a 52 week low of $42.25 and a 52 week high of $107.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -83.26 and a beta of 1.24.

Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $427.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $396.30 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.03) EPS. The business's revenue was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. Rubrik has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.470-0.530 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.070-0.090 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Rubrik will post -1.19 earnings per share for the current year.

About Rubrik

Rubrik, Inc is a cloud data management and cyber resilience company that helps organizations protect, manage and recover data across on-premises systems, cloud environments and software-as-a-service applications. Its platform is designed to support data backup, recovery, security monitoring and operational resilience.

The company's principal offering, Rubrik Security Cloud, provides centralized capabilities for data protection and cyber recovery. The platform helps organizations identify sensitive data, monitor for threats, maintain secure backups and restore systems following events such as ransomware attacks, operational failures or other disruptions.

Rubrik was founded in 2014 by Bipul Sinha, Arvind Nithrakashyap and Soham Mazumdar.

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