HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and twenty-two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $311.00.

Several research analysts have weighed in on HUBS shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $325.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 19th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $180.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th.

HubSpot Stock Down 2.0%

NYSE:HUBS opened at $182.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.21. HubSpot has a twelve month low of $173.25 and a twelve month high of $568.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $211.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $274.72.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 3.04%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that HubSpot will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at HubSpot

In related news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 353,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,770,000. The trade was a 2.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Lorrie M. Norrington bought 1,313 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $190.42 per share, for a total transaction of $250,021.46. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,838 shares in the company, valued at $540,411.96. The trade was a 86.10% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders acquired 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and sold 17,707 shares worth $3,999,674. 3.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUBS. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $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. increased 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 acquiring 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 owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.