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RPD vs. QLYS, TENB, VRNS, GDS, QTWO, GLBE, VERX, SAIC, FROG, and BOX

Should you be buying Rapid7 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rapid7 include Qualys (QLYS), Tenable (TENB), Varonis Systems (VRNS), GDS (GDS), Q2 (QTWO), Global-e Online (GLBE), Vertex (VERX), Science Applications International (SAIC), JFrog (FROG), and BOX (BOX).

Rapid7 vs. Its Competitors

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Qualys had 5 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Qualys and 2 mentions for Rapid7. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Rapid7's score of 0.65 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Qualys
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Rapid7
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Qualys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Qualys has a net margin of 29.19% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.42%. Rapid7's return on equity of 2,043.18% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Qualys29.19% 38.05% 18.77%
Rapid7 3.42%2,043.18%3.58%

Qualys presently has a consensus price target of $137.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.16%. Rapid7 has a consensus price target of $33.32, indicating a potential upside of 38.53%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Qualys.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Qualys
3 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.94
Rapid7
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

Qualys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rapid7. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Qualys$607.57M8.86$173.68M$4.8930.29
Rapid7$844.01M1.83$25.53M$0.3961.67

Qualys has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rapid7 beats Qualys on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RPD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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RPD vs. The Competition

MetricRapid7INTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.54B$18.38B$27.34B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%4.00%
P/E Ratio61.4574.0736.9720.07
Price / Sales1.8368.952,033.48118.22
Price / Cash14.7486.8534.7728.59
Price / Book85.898.657.235.58
Net Income$25.53M$339.44M$763.56M$248.65M
7 Day Performance3.98%1.64%1.68%7.15%
1 Month Performance1.39%1.53%5.17%8.13%
1 Year Performance-42.67%63.84%52,367.93%21.59%

Rapid7 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RPD
Rapid7
4.0261 of 5 stars
$23.95
-1.7%
$33.32
+39.1%
-42.1%$1.54B$844.01M61.412,413
QLYS
Qualys
2.2005 of 5 stars
$142.87
+1.3%
$137.50
-3.8%
+4.1%$5.19B$607.57M29.222,400Positive News
TENB
Tenable
4.4875 of 5 stars
$33.78
+3.0%
$40.44
+19.7%
-22.2%$4.13B$900.02M-91.291,872
VRNS
Varonis Systems
3.5132 of 5 stars
$50.75
+1.0%
$55.06
+8.5%
+5.8%$5.68B$573.35M-62.652,406Positive News
GDS
GDS
2.1005 of 5 stars
$30.57
+1.3%
$39.48
+29.1%
+211.8%$5.83B$10.61B9.382,276Gap Down
QTWO
Q2
1.8258 of 5 stars
$93.45
-0.6%
$100.41
+7.4%
+50.3%$5.82B$696.46M-267.002,477Positive News
GLBE
Global-e Online
4.12 of 5 stars
$33.54
+2.2%
$48.00
+43.1%
-7.1%$5.69B$752.76M-93.171,084Positive News
VERX
Vertex
3.7429 of 5 stars
$35.33
+2.4%
$50.50
+42.9%
-1.2%$5.60B$666.78M-121.821,900High Trading Volume
SAIC
Science Applications International
3.8434 of 5 stars
$112.61
+3.1%
$124.73
+10.8%
+3.7%$5.28B$7.51B18.9926,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
FROG
JFrog
3.0204 of 5 stars
$43.88
0.0%
$41.44
-5.6%
+14.4%$5.03B$428.49M-61.801,600
BOX
BOX
4.6177 of 5 stars
$34.13
+0.4%
$38.50
+12.8%
+27.3%$4.91B$1.09B26.462,810

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This page (NASDAQ:RPD) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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