HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Given Underperform Rating at Bank of America

Bank of America restated their underperform rating on shares of HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $180.00 target price on the software maker’s stock, down from their prior target price of $300.00.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on HubSpot from $650.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price target on HubSpot from $340.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.85.

HubSpot Stock Down 19.2%

Shares of HUBS stock opened at $196.87 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.23. HubSpot has a fifty-two week low of $180.50 and a fifty-two week high of $682.57. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $243.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $317.94.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $863.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that HubSpot will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total value of $216,543.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,850,458.20. The trade was a 5.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.75, for a total value of $2,233,375.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 370,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $97,364,114.50. This trade represents a 2.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 25,968 shares of company stock worth $6,453,082 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Capital World Investors bought a new stake in HubSpot during the 4th quarter valued at $259,930,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in HubSpot by 117.6% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,188,981 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $477,138,000 after acquiring an additional 642,545 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its position in HubSpot by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,935,587 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $776,714,000 after acquiring an additional 476,740 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its position in HubSpot by 408.1% during the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 560,088 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $224,763,000 after acquiring an additional 449,864 shares during the period. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HubSpot News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting HubSpot this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HubSpot beat Q1 estimates, with EPS of $2.72 versus $2.47 expected and revenue of $881 million versus $863.3 million expected, while revenue rose 23.4% year over year. HubSpot Reports Strong Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company also raised guidance, projecting Q2 EPS of $3.00-$3.02 and FY2026 EPS of $13.04-$13.12, both above analyst expectations, which supports the long-term growth thesis. HubSpot (HUBS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Several firms still maintain bullish ratings despite cutting price targets, including JPMorgan, RBC, Wells Fargo, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley and Piper Sandler, signaling Wall Street still sees upside from current levels. Analyst price target updates

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.