Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS – Free Report) by 8.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 50,564 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,979 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in HubSpot were worth $19,327,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 2.5% during the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,076 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $503,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its stake in HubSpot by 5.7% in the third quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 522 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in HubSpot by 9.1% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $156,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in HubSpot by 8.6% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 379 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $177,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in HubSpot by 80.5% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 74 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have issued reports on HUBS shares. Zacks Research cut shares of HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. William Blair cut shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore set a $225.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $180.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of HubSpot from $285.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, HubSpot currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $315.85.
HubSpot Trading Down 19.2%
Shares of HUBS stock opened at $196.87 on Friday. HubSpot, Inc. has a 1 year low of $180.50 and a 1 year high of $682.57. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $243.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $317.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.23.
HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.25. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The business had revenue of $881.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.32 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.84 earnings per share. HubSpot’s 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that HubSpot, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.
More HubSpot News
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
Insider Buying and Selling at HubSpot
In other HubSpot news, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total value of $216,543.90. Following the sale, the insider owned 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,850,458.20. The trade was a 5.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,292 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.72, for a total transaction of $1,913,130.24. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 362,000 shares in the company, valued at $83,520,640. This trade represents a 2.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 25,968 shares of company stock worth $6,453,082 in the last three months. Insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.
HubSpot 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.
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