Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) Shares Down 5.7% on Insider Selling
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemRubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK – Get Free Report)’s share price dropped 5.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $72.70 and last traded at $72.4590. Approximately 498,203 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 78% from the average daily volume of 2,237,954 shares. The stock had previously closed at $76.87.
Specifically, CFO Kiran Kumar Choudary sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.20, for a total value of $266,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 504,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,477,875.80. This represents a 0.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John Wendell Thompson sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.87, for a total transaction of $184,675.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 998 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $73,722.26. The trade was a 71.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In other news, Director John Wendell Thompson sold 11,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.84, for a total value of $812,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,702 shares in the company, valued at $199,515.68. This represents a 80.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have commented on RBRK. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Rubrik in a report on Friday, December 5th. Guggenheim set a $110.00 price target on Rubrik in a report on Friday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Rubrik from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Mizuho raised Rubrik from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $97.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Rubrik from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Rubrik currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.24.
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Trending Headlines about Rubrik
Here are the key news stories impacting Rubrik this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results beat expectations (strong revenue growth ~48% y/y and an EPS beat) and management raised FY‑26 revenue outlook, supporting the growth narrative. MarketBeat RBRK Coverage
- Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reaffirmed its Buy rating and $120 price target after the post‑earnings pullback, signaling confidence from a major broker in longer‑term upside. Goldman Sachs Note
- Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha upgraded Rubrik to a speculative Buy, citing strong SaaS metrics (Rule of 70 outperformance, >120% net retention) and improving free‑cash‑flow dynamics that some investors view as justifying a premium EV/ARR multiple. Seeking Alpha Upgrade
- Neutral Sentiment: Piper Sandler reiterated a Buy rating, which keeps analyst support intact but does not materially change the mixed consensus. Piper Sandler Note
- Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target to $100 from $120 (while keeping an Overweight rating), a visible downgrade that likely put downward pressure on sentiment and share trading. Barclays PT Cut
- Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling — including the CFO selling several thousand shares and a director’s larger sale — is feeding short‑term selling pressure and investor caution despite insiders still holding large positions. Insider Selling Report
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst views are diverging: some note the stock’s premium valuation versus signs of decelerating growth and continued negative EPS guidance — a risk for valuation‑sensitive investors. Valuation Concerns
Rubrik Trading Down 1.6%
The firm’s fifty day moving average is $75.11 and its 200-day moving average is $81.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.11 billion, a PE ratio of -36.17 and a beta of 0.27.
Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by $0.26. The company had revenue of $350.17 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $320.19 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.21) earnings per share. Rubrik’s revenue was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. Rubrik has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.200–0.160 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at -0.120–0.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Rubrik, Inc. will post -7.66 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RBRK. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Rubrik by 544.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 84,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,469,000 after buying an additional 71,464 shares in the last quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Rubrik in the 4th quarter valued at about $618,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Rubrik during the fourth quarter worth about $755,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Rubrik by 236.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 709 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Rubrik by 60.2% during the third quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 4,134 shares in the last quarter. 49.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Rubrik
Rubrik, Inc is a cloud data management and security company that delivers a unified platform for data protection, disaster recovery, compliance and intelligent data governance. Its flagship offering, the Rubrik Security Cloud, enables organizations to automate backup and recovery workflows across on-premises, edge and multi-cloud environments. By combining policy-driven orchestration with real-time threat detection, Rubrik helps clients guard against ransomware, ensure business continuity and enforce data retention requirements.
The company’s platform supports a range of services including backup and restore, long-term data archiving, replication, and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS).