Cybersecurity software maker Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) will be reporting earnings tomorrow afternoon. Here's what to expect.
Last quarter Rapid7 reported revenues of $190.4 million, up 13.7% year on year, beating analyst revenue expectations by 1.24%. It was a decent quarter for the company, with accelerating customer growth but full-year revenue guidance missing analysts' expectations. The company added 253 customers to a total of 11,287.
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This quarter analysts are expecting Rapid7's revenue to grow 12.1% year on year to $197.1 million, slowing down from the 25.6% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.42 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company only missed Wall St's revenue estimates once over the last two years, and has on average exceeded top line expectations by 2.16%.
Looking at Rapid7's peers in the cybersecurity segment, only Varonis has so far reported results, with revenues decreasing 0.81% year on year, missing analyst estimates by 2.53%.
Read our full analysis of Varonis's earnings results here.Technology stocks have been hit hard on fears of higher interest rates and while some of the cybersecurity stocks have fared somewhat better, they have not been spared, with share price declining 8.09% over the last month. Rapid7 is down 4.95% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $52, compared to share price of $44.
One way to find opportunities in the market is to watch for generational shifts in the economy. Almost every company is slowly finding itself becoming a technology company and facing cybersecurity risks and as a result, the demand for cloud-native cybersecurity is skyrocketing. This company is leading a massive technological shift in the industry and with revenue growth of 70% year on year and best-in-class SaaS metrics it should definitely be on your radar.
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