HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Stock Price Up 8.2% – Still a Buy?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS)’s stock price rose 8.2% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $212.76 and last traded at $215.09. Approximately 444,199 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 74% from the average daily volume of 1,731,993 shares. The stock had previously closed at $198.80.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $275.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $210.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Twenty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, HubSpot presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $311.00.

HubSpot Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $220.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $289.33. The stock has a market cap of $11.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 115.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.25. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The business had revenue of $881.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.32 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.84 EPS. HubSpot’s revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. HubSpot has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.000-3.020 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 13.040-13.120 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

In related news, CEO Yamini Rangan acquired 2,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $189.84 per share, for a total transaction of $522,060.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 102,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,550,102.88. The trade was a 2.74% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total transaction of $1,870,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 353,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,770,000. This represents a 2.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares worth $6,233,049. 4.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HUBS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of HubSpot by 6.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,736,765 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,683,659,000 after purchasing an additional 345,524 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in HubSpot by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,581,922 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,838,727,000 after buying an additional 1,224,424 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 13.1% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,188,191 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $533,993,000 after purchasing an additional 252,604 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,191,843 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $478,287,000 after purchasing an additional 42,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 117.6% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,188,981 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $477,138,000 after purchasing an additional 642,545 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

About HubSpot

HubSpot, Inc is a software company that develops a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed to help organizations attract, engage and delight customers. Its primary business activities center on providing integrated marketing, sales and customer service tools that support inbound marketing strategies, content management, lead nurturing, sales automation and customer support workflows.

The company’s product suite is organized around modular “hubs” built on a central CRM: Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, CMS Hub and Operations Hub.