Why Rapid7, Inc.’s (RPD) Stock Is Down 6.46%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
August 01, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Rapid7, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Rapid7, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Rapid7, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Rapid7, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for RPD from analysts
  • RPD’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Rapid7, Inc. (RPD)

Before we jump into Rapid7, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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.

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Rapid7, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Rapid7, Inc.’s stock price was $9.650.

Rapid7, Inc. is up 1.79% from its previous closing price of $9.480.

During the last market session, Rapid7, Inc.’s stock traded between $9.320 and $9.860. Currently, there are approximately 66.17 million shares outstanding for Rapid7, Inc..

Rapid7, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 28.1, which is low compared to the Software industry median of 34.8. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Rapid7, Inc. Stock Price History

Rapid7, Inc.’s (RPD) price is currently up 19.14% so far this month.

During the month of July, Rapid7, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $13.750 and a low of $8.350.

Over the last year, Rapid7, Inc. has hit prices as high as $21.780 and as low as $4.970. Year to date, Rapid7, Inc.’s stock is down 36.51%.

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What Caused Rapid7, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Rapid7, Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Rapid7, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Rapid7, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Rapid7, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Rapid7, Inc. (RPD) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Rapid7, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Rapid7, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -2.24%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 45 and is considered to be Average.

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Rapid7, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Rapid7, Inc.’s stock price is $9.650, which is up 1.79% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Rapid7, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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