What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Rapid7 FY2025 Earnings?

Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ:RPD) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Rapid7 in a research report issued on Monday, January 12th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the year. The consensus estimate for Rapid7’s current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Rapid7’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $217.96 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $216.14 million. Rapid7 had a return on equity of 67.30% and a net margin of 2.61%.The company’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.66 EPS. Rapid7 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.090 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.370-0.44 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $18.00 target price on shares of Rapid7 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Susquehanna set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Rapid7 in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Rapid7 from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $18.00 target price on shares of Rapid7 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Rapid7 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Rapid7 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.47.

Rapid7 Stock Performance

Shares of Rapid7 stock opened at $13.53 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.01. Rapid7 has a 12 month low of $13.21 and a 12 month high of $40.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $885.96 million, a P/E ratio of 39.79 and a beta of 0.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in Rapid7 by 136.7% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 169,955 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,924,000 after acquiring an additional 98,161 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Rapid7 by 45.3% in the second quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 2,731,192 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $63,172,000 after buying an additional 851,108 shares during the period. CenterBook Partners LP increased its stake in Rapid7 by 68.9% in the 2nd quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 253,629 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,866,000 after purchasing an additional 103,504 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Rapid7 by 366.2% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 144,707 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,713,000 after purchasing an additional 113,664 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in Rapid7 by 20.5% in the second quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 130,116 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,010,000 after purchasing an additional 22,120 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Rapid7 news, Director Mike Burns acquired 2,000 shares of Rapid7 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $13.80 per share, for a total transaction of $27,600.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,000. This represents a 66.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Marc Evan Brown bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $15.21 per share, for a total transaction of $45,630.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 51,882 shares in the company, valued at approximately $789,125.22. This trade represents a 6.14% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased 67,345 shares of company stock worth $1,025,202 in the last 90 days. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Rapid7 News

Here are the key news stories impacting Rapid7 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership with ARMO expands Rapid7’s Command Platform with cloud runtime detection & response, improving real‑time threat visibility and response across containers/APIs — a product capability likely to help win cloud-native customers and differentiate exposure management. Rapid7 and ARMO Enable Organizations to Stop Cloud Attacks Earlier with Runtime Security
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp published forward EPS forecasts that are materially above current consensus: Q4 2025 $0.04, FY2025 $0.57 and FY2026 $0.80 — these higher multi‑year estimates (vs. consensus ~$0.35) may support a re‑rating if Rapid7 shows execution and revenue leverage to match the outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent insider buying activity (including CEO purchases and multiple insider buys reported) signals management confidence and can be seen as a constructive signal for investors. QuiverQuant coverage (includes insider activity)
• Neutral Sentiment: Piper Sandler maintained a Hold rating — a reminder some sell‑side firms remain cautious on valuation and near‑term growth despite product developments. Piper Sandler Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Rapid7 (RPD)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces highlight mixed analyst views on Rapid7 alongside peers; these “conflicted” takes can increase volatility as investors parse product momentum vs. margin/scale challenges. Analysts Conflicted on These Technology Names: Apple (AAPL) and Rapid7 (RPD)
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup issued a downgrade (coverage reported), which can weigh on intraday sentiment and amplify selling pressure from momentum‑driven investors. Citigroup downgrades Rapid7 (RPD)
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded RPD to a Sell — a formal sell rating increases downside risk to sentiment and could pressure the stock multiple until proof of sustained revenue/earnings progress. Rapid7 (RPD) was downgraded to a Sell Rating at Barclays
• Negative Sentiment: Very negative retail/analysis pieces (e.g., “3 Reasons RPD is Risky…”) raise headline risk and may prompt short‑term outflows from sentiment‑sensitive holders. 3 Reasons RPD is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

About Rapid7

Rapid7, Inc is a publicly traded cybersecurity company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Since its founding in 2000, the company has specialized in delivering cloud-based security data and analytics solutions designed to help organizations detect, investigate, and remediate cyber threats. Rapid7 operates under the NASDAQ symbol “RPD” and serves a broad range of industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, and the public sector.

The core of Rapid7’s offering is its Insight platform, a unified, cloud-native security operations and analytics suite.