Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. Invests $2.32 Million in HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS

Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. purchased a new position in shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,789 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,323,000. HubSpot accounts for approximately 1.0% of Alternative Investment Advisors LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in HubSpot by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 971,712 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $388,917,000 after purchasing an additional 14,159 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management raised its stake in shares of HubSpot by 130.2% during the fourth quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 99,622 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,978,000 after purchasing an additional 56,348 shares in the last quarter. Slow Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in HubSpot by 35.9% in the fourth quarter. Slow Capital Inc. now owns 18,615 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $7,470,000 after purchasing an additional 4,913 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in shares of HubSpot by 65.9% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 44,583 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $17,891,000 after acquiring an additional 17,713 shares during the period. Finally, Havemeyer Place LP bought a new stake in HubSpot during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,044,000. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

HubSpot Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of HUBS stock opened at $176.04 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $209.33 and its 200-day moving average is $272.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.17, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.21. HubSpot, Inc. has a 1 year low of $171.65 and a 1 year high of $568.16.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. HubSpot had a return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 3.04%.The firm had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $863.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.84 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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 forecast that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

In related news, Director Lorrie M. Norrington acquired 1,313 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $190.42 per share, for a total transaction of $250,021.46. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 2,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $540,411.96. This trade represents a 86.10% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CTO Dharmesh Shah acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $181.37 per share, with a total value of $1,813,700.00. Following the acquisition, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,295,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $234,946,698. The trade was a 0.78% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and sold 26,207 shares valued at $5,567,244. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on HUBS. Truist Financial lowered their target price on HubSpot from $300.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, May 11th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on shares of HubSpot from $340.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $311.00.

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.