HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-three brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $268.90.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Stephens lowered HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $251.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, August 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $276.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a report on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of HubSpot from $290.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of HubSpot in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Evercore set a $225.00 price target on HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th.

HubSpot Trading Down 4.5%

Shares of HUBS stock opened at $210.57 on Thursday. HubSpot has a twelve month low of $169.63 and a twelve month high of $525.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.19. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $205.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $226.82.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $911.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.31 million. HubSpot had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 4.26%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.19 earnings per share. HubSpot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.230-13.310 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. Research analysts predict that HubSpot will post 4.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other HubSpot news, Director Gerald Dischler bought 925 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $215.93 per share, with a total value of $199,735.25. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $418,904.20. This trade represents a 91.13% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.09, for a total value of $1,879,265.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 85,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,792,650. This represents a 9.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 26,202 shares of company stock worth $5,481,959 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in HubSpot during the third quarter worth $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position 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 last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in HubSpot during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in HubSpot by 378.9% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.