Investors Purchase High Volume of Call Options on Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK)

Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE:RBRK) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders bought 6,786 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 32% compared to the typical daily volume of 5,146 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on RBRK shares. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Rubrik in a report on Friday, June 6th. Guggenheim lifted their price target on shares of Rubrik from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $113.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Rubrik in a report on Friday, June 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Rubrik from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Rubrik from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Rubrik has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.38.

Rubrik Price Performance

RBRK opened at $98.71 on Wednesday. Rubrik has a fifty-two week low of $29.18 and a fifty-two week high of $103.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.88 and a beta of 0.43. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.33.

Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The company reported ($0.49) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.34) by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $309.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $282.26 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.40) earnings per share. Rubrik’s revenue was up 44.9% on a year-over-year basis. Rubrik has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.180–0.160 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at -0.500–0.440 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Rubrik will post -7.66 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Rubrik

In other Rubrik news, CTO Arvind Nithrakashyap sold 43,128 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.56, for a total value of $3,819,415.68. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 38,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,376,084.32. This trade represents a 53.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Ravi Mhatre sold 16,984 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.47, for a total transaction of $1,519,558.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 81,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,322,403.74. This represents a 17.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 910,586 shares of company stock worth $82,305,628. Corporate insiders own 32.38% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rubrik

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Rubrik during the 4th quarter worth approximately $85,331,000. Green Alpha Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Rubrik by 53.4% during the 1st quarter. Green Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 8,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 2,824 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Rubrik by 168.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 667,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,610,000 after acquiring an additional 418,457 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Rubrik by 23.1% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 236,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,431,000 after acquiring an additional 44,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Rubrik by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 29,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,909,000 after acquiring an additional 3,593 shares during the last quarter. 49.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Rubrik Company Profile

Rubrik, Inc provides data security solutions to individuals and businesses worldwide. The company offers enterprise data protection, unstructured data protection, cloud data protection, and SaaS data protection solutions; data threat analytics; data security posture; and cyber recovery solutions. It serves financial, retail, trade, transportation, energy, industrial, healthcare and life science, education, technology, media, communications, and public sectors.