Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analyst consensus "Moderate Buy": 26 brokerages cover Rubrik (23 buys, 1 strong buy, 1 hold, 1 sell) with an average 1‑year target price of $89.10.
• Quarterly beat and outlook: Rubrik reported EPS of $0.04 vs. a -$0.11 estimate and revenue of $377.7M (up 46.3% YoY), while guiding Q1 FY27 EPS of -0.040 to -0.020 and FY27 EPS of 0.070–0.270.
• Insider selling but significant institutional ownership: Insiders sold 99,693 shares (~$6.28M) in the past 90 days, though insiders still own 32.38% of shares and hedge funds/institutions hold about 49.5% (HSBC notably increased its stake).

Shares of Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-six ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation, twenty-three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $89.10.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on RBRK. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Rubrik in a report on Friday, March 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $64.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Rubrik from $125.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Stephens began coverage on shares of Rubrik in a research report on Monday, December 29th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup cut their price target on Rubrik from $115.00 to $88.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Rubrik in a report on Friday, December 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Arvind Nithrakashyap sold 4,648 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.40, for a total value of $327,219.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 337,010 shares in the company, valued at $23,725,504. This represents a 1.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Wendell Thompson sold 11,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.62, for a total transaction of $589,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,653 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $249,493.86. This represents a 70.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 99,693 shares of company stock worth $6,279,571 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 32.38% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Rubrik

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RBRK. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Rubrik by 712.4% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 110,756 shares of the company's stock worth $8,529,000 after buying an additional 97,123 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in Rubrik by 31.4% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 9,166 shares of the company's stock worth $701,000 after buying an additional 2,193 shares during the last quarter. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL bought a new stake in Rubrik in the fourth quarter worth about $223,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Rubrik in the fourth quarter worth about $5,896,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Rubrik by 104.8% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 14,033 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,073,000 after acquiring an additional 7,181 shares during the last quarter. 49.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Rubrik Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE RBRK opened at $47.17 on Thursday. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $55.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.59. Rubrik has a 1-year low of $46.36 and a 1-year high of $103.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -26.65 and a beta of 0.45.

Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $377.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $342.43 million. The business's quarterly revenue was up 46.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.18) earnings per share. Rubrik has set its Q1 2027 guidance at -0.040--0.020 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.070-0.270 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Rubrik will post -7.66 EPS for the current year.

Rubrik Company Profile

Rubrik, Inc is a cloud data management and security company that delivers a unified platform for data protection, disaster recovery, compliance and intelligent data governance. Its flagship offering, the Rubrik Security Cloud, enables organizations to automate backup and recovery workflows across on-premises, edge and multi-cloud environments. By combining policy-driven orchestration with real-time threat detection, Rubrik helps clients guard against ransomware, ensure business continuity and enforce data retention requirements.

The company's platform supports a range of services including backup and restore, long-term data archiving, replication, and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS).

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