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

Shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-three ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, sixteen have assigned a hold recommendation and fifteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $268.90.

HUBS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho lowered their target price on HubSpot from $300.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of HubSpot from $250.00 to $220.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. BTIG Research reduced their price target on shares of HubSpot from $300.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of HubSpot from $270.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

HubSpot Stock Performance

HubSpot stock opened at $261.01 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.02 billion, a PE ratio of 92.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.19. HubSpot has a fifty-two week low of $169.63 and a fifty-two week high of $525.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $216.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $223.76.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.24. HubSpot had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 4.26%.The company had revenue of $911.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $898.31 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.19 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 19.8% compared to the same quarter last year. HubSpot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.230-13.310 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that HubSpot will post 4.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Gerald Dischler acquired 925 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $215.93 per share, for a total transaction of $199,735.25. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $418,904.20. The trade was a 91.13% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 702 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.22, for a total value of $165,124.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 14,581 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,429,742.82. This trade represents a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 26,202 shares of company stock worth $5,477,709 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HubSpot

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUBS. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in HubSpot by 17,004.9% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 10,573,899 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,929,842,000 after acquiring an additional 10,512,081 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $631,386,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of HubSpot by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,581,922 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,838,727,000 after purchasing an additional 1,224,424 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 352.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 903,559 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $220,559,000 after purchasing an additional 703,706 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 4th quarter valued at $259,930,000. Hedge funds and other 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.