HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Trading Down 8.2% – Should You Sell?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS)’s stock price dropped 8.2% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $232.03 and last traded at $230.49. 253,036 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 1,761,721 shares. The stock had previously closed at $251.12.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HUBS has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of HubSpot from $300.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of HubSpot from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $381.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their target price on HubSpot from $340.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, HubSpot presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $307.86.

HubSpot Stock Up 1.9%

The stock has a market capitalization of $12.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 124.31, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $204.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $233.35.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. HubSpot’s revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.84 earnings per share. 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 expect that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

In other news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,792,650. This represents a 9.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Yamini Rangan acquired 2,750 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $189.84 per share, for a total transaction of $522,060.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 102,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,550,102.88. This represents a 2.74% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and sold 26,415 shares worth $5,533,379. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HubSpot

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HUBS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of HubSpot by 36.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,224,424 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 352.1% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 903,559 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $220,559,000 after purchasing an additional 703,706 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors bought a new position in shares of HubSpot in the fourth quarter worth approximately $259,930,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of HubSpot by 117.6% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,188,981 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $477,138,000 after purchasing an additional 642,545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in HubSpot by 32.7% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,935,587 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $776,714,000 after purchasing an additional 476,740 shares in the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.