Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK - Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors acquired 11,684 put options on the company. This is an increase of 165% compared to the typical volume of 4,417 put options.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have commented on RBRK shares. KeyCorp reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $113.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Rubrik in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Rubrik from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Roth Capital boosted their price target on shares of Rubrik from $97.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of Rubrik from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Rubrik from $87.00 to $72.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Rubrik presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $100.38.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CTO Arvind Nithrakashyap sold 32,484 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.04, for a total value of $1,690,467.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 186,795 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,720,811.80. This represents a 14.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Lightspeed Management Company, sold 13,213 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.98, for a total transaction of $832,154.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 21,221 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,336,498.58. The trade was a 38.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,244,804 shares of company stock valued at $107,800,803. Company insiders own 32.38% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RBRK. Norges Bank bought a new position in Rubrik in the 4th quarter valued at about $277,395,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Rubrik by 114.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,328,184 shares of the company's stock valued at $413,610,000 after acquiring an additional 3,372,323 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Rubrik by 172.6% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,261,925 shares of the company's stock valued at $213,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,065,444 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Rubrik in the 4th quarter valued at about $85,331,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Rubrik by 1,305.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,116,804 shares of the company's stock worth $72,994,000 after purchasing an additional 1,037,319 shares in the last quarter. 49.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Rubrik Stock Down 1.6%
Shares of RBRK stock traded down $1.41 on Friday, reaching $85.76. The stock had a trading volume of 10,138,571 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,338,706. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.30 and a beta of 0.87. Rubrik has a 12 month low of $28.34 and a 12 month high of $103.00. The firm's 50-day moving average is $81.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.96.
Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.32) by $0.17. The company had revenue of $278.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.39 million. The firm's revenue was up 48.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($1.58) earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Rubrik will post -7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Rubrik
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Rubrik, Inc provides data security solutions to individuals and businesses worldwide. The company offers enterprise data protection, unstructured data protection, cloud data protection, and SaaS data protection solutions; data threat analytics; data security posture; and cyber recovery solutions. It serves financial, retail, trade, transportation, energy, industrial, healthcare and life science, education, technology, media, communications, and public sectors.
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