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Market Positioning | Double-digit growth in detection and response segments positions Rapid7 in faster-growing cybersecurity markets, though execution risk remains as VM decline offsets newer offerings |
Analyst Outlook | Price targets range from $15 to $18, with firms downgrading ratings to Neutral and Underweight as analysts adopt cautious stance on transition timeline and competitive dynamics |
ARR Under Pressure | The company reported unexpected ARR churn and reset guidance to flat year-over-year growth, reflecting retention challenges in traditional segments amid business transformation |
Strategic Pivot | Rapid7 transitions from legacy vulnerability management to detection and response services, with D&R now comprising over half the business despite near-term growth headwinds |

Metrics to compare | RPD | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Technology sector companies | Relationship RelationshipRPDPeersSector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E Ratio | 41.4x | 19.4x | 12.4x | |
PEG Ratio | −1.49 | 0.47 | 0.01 | |
Price / Book | 4.2x | 3.9x | 2.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 1.0x | 3.2x | 2.3x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | −7.7% | 0.2% | 28.9% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 25.8% | 4.5% | Unlock |
Rapid7, Inc. provides cybersecurity software and services under the Rapid7, Nexpose, and Metasploit brand names. It offers Rapid7 Agent, a software-based agent that is used on assets across on-premises and cloud environments to centralize and monitor data on company’s platform; Rapid7 Network Sensor that analyzes raw end-to-end network traffic to increase visibility into user activity, pinpoint real threats, and investigations; Rapid7 Cloud Event Data Harvesting that offers visibility into changes made to cloud resources; and third-party integrations and ecosystem, as well as orchestration and automation solutions. It also offers various platforms, including Rapid7 managed threat complete consisting of managed detection response that delivers end-to-end threat detection and response; Incident Command, a security information and event management, and extended detection and response solution; Incident Response Services to prepare and respond to potential breaches; Threat Intelligence; Managed Digital Risk Protection; Exposure Command, an exposure management to provide attack surface visibility; and Command Essentials to provide strong security for workloads leveraging real-time visibility, identity analysis, and automated remediation. In addition, it provides Surface Command, a Cyber Asset Attack Service Management solution to detect and prioritize security issues from endpoint to cloud; Vector Command, a continuous red-teaming service that validates the external attack surface exposures and tests defenses; Rapid7 Cloud Security, a cloud risk and compliance management solution; Rapid7 Application Security, a dynamic application security testing tool; and Rapid7 Vulnerability Management, a vulnerability management solution that provides visibility across on-premise and remote endpoints for security. Further, it offers offloads day-to-day, advisory, and professional services. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.