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Rapid7 (RPD) Competitors

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$39.36 -0.89 (-2.21%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

RPD vs. GTLB, DBX, APPF, GLBE, BILL, VERX, KD, DJT, MTCH, and LNW

Should you be buying Rapid7 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rapid7 include GitLab (GTLB), Dropbox (DBX), AppFolio (APPF), Global-E Online (GLBE), BILL (BILL), Vertex (VERX), Kyndryl (KD), Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), Match Group (MTCH), and Light & Wonder (LNW). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Rapid7 vs.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of GitLab shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of GitLab shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rapid7 has a net margin of 5.65% compared to GitLab's net margin of -6.83%. GitLab's return on equity of -11.72% beat Rapid7's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rapid75.65% -128.95% 5.58%
GitLab -6.83%-11.72%-5.98%

In the previous week, GitLab had 5 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for GitLab and 3 mentions for Rapid7. GitLab's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Rapid7's score of 0.20 indicating that GitLab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rapid7
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
GitLab
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Rapid7 has higher revenue and earnings than GitLab. GitLab 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
Rapid7$833.01M2.99-$149.26M$0.6362.48
GitLab$711.60M13.65-$424.17M-$0.32-186.97

Rapid7 has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GitLab has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Rapid7 received 441 more outperform votes than GitLab when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.45% of users gave GitLab an outperform vote while only 56.54% of users gave Rapid7 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Rapid7Outperform Votes
549
56.54%
Underperform Votes
422
43.46%
GitLabOutperform Votes
108
57.45%
Underperform Votes
80
42.55%

Rapid7 presently has a consensus price target of $44.59, indicating a potential upside of 13.28%. GitLab has a consensus price target of $76.42, indicating a potential upside of 27.73%. Given GitLab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GitLab is more favorable than Rapid7.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rapid7
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
GitLab
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Summary

GitLab beats Rapid7 on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RPD vs. The Competition

MetricRapid7Prepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.49B$25.47B$26.17B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%2.78%4.24%
P/E Ratio62.4897.99238.0817.18
Price / Sales2.9924.783,367.33117.11
Price / Cash47.0091.3135.9437.85
Price / Book-20.5012.918.174.78
Net Income-$149.26M$448.65M$686.49M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-0.83%0.42%0.42%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-8.17%7.11%5.22%0.46%
1 Year Performance-33.94%25.40%22.45%15.24%

Rapid7 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RPD
Rapid7
2.9727 of 5 stars
$39.36
-2.2%
$44.59
+13.3%
-33.9%$2.49B$833.01M62.482,228Analyst Revision
GTLB
GitLab
4.0742 of 5 stars
$58.77
+0.3%
$76.42
+30.0%
-5.3%$9.54B$711.60M-183.132,130Positive News
DBX
Dropbox
3.3509 of 5 stars
$30.62
+2.9%
$28.67
-6.4%
+0.3%$9.48B$2.50B17.772,693
APPF
AppFolio
2.7391 of 5 stars
$260.31
+0.4%
$261.75
+0.6%
+42.1%$9.46B$620.45M72.201,504Positive News
GLBE
Global-E Online
1.7838 of 5 stars
$57.39
+1.6%
$51.33
-10.6%
+37.4%$9.43B$675.25M-97.34470
BILL
BILL
3.6927 of 5 stars
$87.69
-0.2%
$82.06
-6.4%
+7.1%$9.08B$1.34B-266.182,187Analyst Revision
VERX
Vertex
3.3116 of 5 stars
$53.80
+2.7%
$54.10
+0.6%
+98.7%$8.39B$572.39M293.501,500
KD
Kyndryl
2.1384 of 5 stars
$35.85
+1.5%
$33.00
-7.9%
+69.1%$8.33B$15.30B-90.5480,000
DJT
Trump Media & Technology Group
N/A$38.15
+4.3%
N/AN/A$8.28B$4.13M0.002Positive News
MTCH
Match Group
4.7402 of 5 stars
$32.48
+3.3%
$39.06
+20.3%
-4.1%$8.16B$3.36B14.042,620
LNW
Light & Wonder
4.4491 of 5 stars
$91.65
+0.1%
$107.36
+17.1%
+1.2%$8.09B$2.90B28.446,500

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This page (NASDAQ:RPD) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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