The stock price of Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ: RPD) has dropped by -2.91 compared to previous close of 30.20. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -10.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-25 that BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in extended risk and threat detection, today announced that the company will be attending the following conferences: The Wolfe Research ‘March Madness’ Software Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The Raymond James 2025 Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, FL.
Is It Worth Investing in Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ: RPD) Right Now?
Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ: RPD) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 74.61x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.91. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RPD is 60.59M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.29% of that float. On February 28, 2025, the average trading volume of RPD was 751.78K shares.
RPD’s Market Performance
RPD stock saw a decrease of -10.28% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -25.01% and a quarterly a decrease of -31.59%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.71% for Rapid7 Inc (RPD). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -17.16% for RPD’s stock, with a simple moving average of -23.89% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RPD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RPD stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for RPD by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for RPD in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $42 based on the research report published on January 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RPD reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for RPD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 16th, 2024.
RPD Trading at -22.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RPD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.30%, as shares sank -24.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RPD fell by -10.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.39. In addition, Rapid7 Inc saw -27.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RPD starting from Thomas Corey E., who sale 100,000 shares at the price of $39.38 back on Jan 21 ’25. After this action, Thomas Corey E. now owns 431,469 shares of Rapid7 Inc, valued at $3,937,770 using the latest closing price.
Thomas Corey E., the CEO of Rapid7 Inc, sale 50,000 shares at $39.93 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that Thomas Corey E. is holding 431,469 shares at $1,996,576 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RPD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Rapid7 Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.04.
Based on Rapid7 Inc (RPD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.98 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 57.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 35.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.16.
Conclusion
To sum up, Rapid7 Inc (RPD) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
