HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS Shares Sold by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. trimmed its position in HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) by 66.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 358,741 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 724,696 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. owned about 0.68% of HubSpot worth $143,963,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HUBS. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in HubSpot in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 783.3% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on HubSpot from $405.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $335.00 target price on HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. William Blair cut HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on HubSpot from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $311.00.

HubSpot Stock Performance

HUBS stock opened at $193.08 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $9.89 billion, a PE ratio of 101.09, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $216.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $279.66. HubSpot, Inc. has a one year low of $173.25 and a one year high of $587.00.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $881.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.84 EPS. HubSpot has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.000-3.020 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 13.040-13.120 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Lorrie M. Norrington bought 1,313 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $190.42 per share, with a total value of $250,021.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,838 shares in the company, valued at $540,411.96. This trade represents a 86.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Yamini Rangan bought 2,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost 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. This trade represents a 2.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares valued at $6,233,049. 3.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

HubSpot Company Profile

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.