HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) Receives $311.00 Consensus PT from Brokerages

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation, twenty-one have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $311.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th.

HubSpot Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of NYSE:HUBS opened at $224.69 on Friday. HubSpot has a 1 year low of $169.63 and a 1 year high of $568.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $245.22. The firm has a market cap of $11.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 117.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.22.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 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 quarter last year, the firm earned $1.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that HubSpot will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

In other news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.42, for a total transaction of $1,567,570.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 93,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,243,270. This represents a 8.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total value of $216,543.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,270 shares in the company, valued at $3,850,458.20. The trade was a 5.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders purchased 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and sold 26,207 shares valued at $5,567,244. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HubSpot

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in shares of HubSpot in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the third quarter worth $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 buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in HubSpot in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in HubSpot in the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. 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.