HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Stock Price Down 5.5% – Should You Sell?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) traded down 5.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $207.92 and last traded at $208.31. 869,316 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 52% from the average daily volume of 1,828,350 shares. The stock had previously closed at $220.51.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays dropped their price objective on HubSpot from $270.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen cut HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 4th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $206.00 price target on shares of HubSpot and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, HubSpot currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $268.90.

HubSpot Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.64, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $205.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $227.58.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $911.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $898.31 million. HubSpot had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 4.26%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 transaction of $165,124.44. Following the transaction, the insider owned 14,581 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,429,742.82. The trade was a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,792,650. The trade was a 9.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 26,202 shares of company stock valued at $5,481,959. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HubSpot

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in HubSpot in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in HubSpot by 783.3% during the 2nd 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. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new position in HubSpot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in HubSpot during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of HubSpot by 378.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. 90.39% of the stock is currently 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.