Rapid7 (RPD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rapid7, Inc. is a leading provider of cybersecurity and analytics solutions designed to help organizations identify, manage and mitigate risk across on-premises, cloud and mobile environments. The company’s flagship Insight platform delivers data-driven security and performance analytics that enable continuous vulnerability management, detection and response, user behavior analytics, application security, cloud security posture management and log management. Rapid7’s integrated approach helps enterprises bolster their security posture and streamline incident detection and remediation workflows.

Founded in 2000 as Solutions Research Group in Boston, Massachusetts, the company adopted the Rapid7 brand in 2007 and expanded its product portfolio through both internal development and strategic acquisitions. Rapid7 completed its initial public offering in January 2015, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol RPD. Since then, the company has grown organically and through acquisitions, including Komand’s security orchestration technology and DivvyCloud’s cloud security and compliance capabilities, to strengthen its analytics-driven security platform.

Rapid7 serves a diverse global client base ranging from mid-market firms to Fortune 500 enterprises across sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail and the public sector. With a network of offices and data centers spanning North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the company supports customers in addressing evolving cyber threats and compliance requirements. In addition to its software offerings, Rapid7 provides professional services including penetration testing, incident response, threat intelligence and managed detection and response to help organizations build and operationalize effective security programs.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Corey Thomas, Rapid7 emphasizes innovation in security analytics and automation. The company is governed by a board of directors with deep expertise in technology, cybersecurity and enterprise software. Through ongoing investment in research and development and a focus on customer success, Rapid7 aims to deliver actionable insights that empower security teams and enhance organizational resilience.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.30 to $22.75
• 50-Day Range: $22.37 to $26.74
• 52-Week Range: $21.61 to $44.48
• Volume: 706,936 shs
• Average Volume: 855,242 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.16
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Rapid7 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rapid7 scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 255th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Rapid7 has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rapid7 has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 57.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rapid7 are expected to grow by 57.14% in the coming year, from $0.35 to $0.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rapid7 is 57.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rapid7 is 57.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 33.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rapid7 has a P/B Ratio of 80.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.75% of the float of Rapid7 has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rapid7 has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rapid7 has recently increased by 8.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Rapid7 does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Rapid7 does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.75% of the float of Rapid7 has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rapid7 has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rapid7 has recently increased by 8.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Rapid7 has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Rapid7 this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Rapid7 to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rapid7 insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.60% of the stock of Rapid7 is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.66% of the stock of Rapid7 is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RPD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RPD shares performed this year?

Rapid7's stock was trading at $40.23 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, RPD stock has decreased by 44.2% and is now trading at $22.4550.

How were Rapid7's earnings last quarter?

Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ:RPD) announced its earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The technology company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.12. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Rapid7 IPO?

Rapid7 (RPD) raised $91 million in an initial public offering on Friday, July 17th 2015. The company issued 6,500,000 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and Barclays acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Pacific Crest Securities, William Blair, Raymond James and Cowen and Company were co-managers.

Who are Rapid7's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Rapid7 include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.46%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.20%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%) and Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Corey E Thomas, Andrew F Burton, Timothy M Adams, Christina Luconi, Marc Evan Brown and Reeny Sondhi.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Rapid7?

Shares of RPD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Rapid7 own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rapid7 investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/12/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RPD
• CIK: 1560327
• Web: www.rapid7.com
• Phone: (617) 247-1717
• Fax: 617-507-6488
• Employees: 2,413
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rapid7: $33.16
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 64.46
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $25.53 million
• Net Margins: 3.42%
• Pretax Margin: 4.23%
• Return on Equity: 2,043.18%
• Return on Assets: 3.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 16.87
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $844.01 million
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $1.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.62
• Book Value: $0.28 per share
• Price / Book: 80.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,240,000
• Free Float: 62,569,000
• Market Cap: $1.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01