HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $208.51, but opened at $217.49. HubSpot shares last traded at $222.6340, with a volume of 429,734 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $325.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on HubSpot from $300.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $381.00 price objective on HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered 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. Finally, William Blair lowered HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.00.

HubSpot Trading Down 0.2%

The firm has a market cap of $10.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 108.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $232.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $304.22.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.32 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.84 EPS. The business’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. Analysts anticipate that HubSpot, Inc. will post 3.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at HubSpot

In other HubSpot news, CEO Yamini Rangan acquired 2,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $189.84 per share, with a total value of $522,060.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 102,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,550,102.88. The trade was a 2.74% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,292 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.72, for a total transaction of $1,913,130.24. Following the sale, the director directly owned 362,000 shares in the company, valued at $83,520,640. The trade was a 2.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and have sold 17,707 shares valued at $4,363,049. Insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HubSpot

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HUBS. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Exane Asset Management bought a new position in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in HubSpot by 783.3% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in HubSpot by 80.5% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 74 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.