RXT vs. RPD, SEMR, JAMF, FSLY, MGIC, MOMO, DCBO, TBLA, RCAT, and EVER
Should you be buying Rackspace Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rackspace Technology include Rapid7 (RPD), SEMrush (SEMR), Jamf (JAMF), Fastly (FSLY), Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC), Hello Group (MOMO), Docebo (DCBO), Taboola.com (TBLA), Red Cat (RCAT), and EverQuote (EVER). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Rackspace Technology vs. Its Competitors
Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ:RXT) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.
Rapid7 has a net margin of 3.41% compared to Rackspace Technology's net margin of -13.85%. Rapid7's return on equity of 149.12% beat Rackspace Technology's return on equity.
Rapid7 has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rackspace Technology has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Rapid7 had 13 more articles in the media than Rackspace Technology. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Rapid7 and 11 mentions for Rackspace Technology. Rapid7's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Rackspace Technology's score of 0.04 indicating that Rapid7 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rapid7 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rackspace Technology. Rackspace Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Rackspace Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Rapid7 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Rackspace Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Rapid7 presently has a consensus target price of $26.89, suggesting a potential upside of 25.30%. Rackspace Technology has a consensus target price of $1.58, suggesting a potential upside of 31.25%. Given Rackspace Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rackspace Technology is more favorable than Rapid7.
Summary
Rapid7 beats Rackspace Technology on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:RXT) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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