Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened
by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets DailyRubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday. The company traded as high as $116.50 and last traded at $115.5120, with a volume of 140667 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $114.77.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on RBRK. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Rubrik in a report on Monday, August 31st. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Rubrik from $110.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Rubrik in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Rubrik from $90.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Rubrik from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Twenty-eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $114.42.
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Rubrik Trading Up 1.0%
The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.78. The company has a market capitalization of $24.03 billion, a PE ratio of -92.09 and a beta of 1.24.
Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $427.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $396.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.03) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Rubrik has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.470-0.530 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.070-0.090 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Rubrik, Inc. will post -1.19 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Rubrik news, Director John Thompson sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.04, for a total transaction of $222,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,500 shares in the company, valued at $667,800. This trade represents a 25.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Kiran Choudary sold 6,000 shares of Rubrik stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.32, for a total value of $643,920.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 958,078 shares in the company, valued at $102,820,930.96. This represents a 0.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 129,341 shares of company stock worth $11,244,816 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 13.66% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Rubrik
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its position in Rubrik by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 3,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the period. Essential Partners LLC lifted its stake in Rubrik by 99.3% in the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Eventide Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Rubrik by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Eventide Asset Management LLC now owns 11,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $877,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Rubrik by 54.6% during the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the period. Finally, Novare Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Rubrik by 7.6% during the first quarter. Novare Capital Management LLC now owns 7,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. 49.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Rubrik
Rubrik, Inc is a cybersecurity and data management company that helps organizations protect, manage and recover data across on-premises infrastructure, cloud environments and software-as-a-service applications. Its platform is designed to support data backup, recovery, security monitoring and cyber resilience.
The company’s primary offering is Rubrik Security Cloud, a cloud-delivered platform that provides data protection and security capabilities, including policy-based backup, immutable data protection, ransomware recovery, threat monitoring and centralized management.