HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Given “Neutral” Rating at Cantor Fitzgerald

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald in a report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $200.00 price target on the software maker’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 12.95% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on HUBS. Stephens lowered shares of HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $251.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Oppenheimer cut HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on HubSpot from $270.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $271.90.

HubSpot Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:HUBS opened at $229.76 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.18. HubSpot has a 12 month low of $169.63 and a 12 month high of $525.51. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $231.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.00.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.24. HubSpot had a net margin of 4.26% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The company had revenue of $911.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $898.31 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.19 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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 analysts predict that HubSpot will post 4.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

In related news, Director Gerald Dischler bought 925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $215.93 per share, with a total value of $199,735.25. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $418,904.20. This represents a 91.13% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 21st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $18,792,650. This trade represents a 9.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 26,202 shares of company stock worth $5,998,079 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HubSpot

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HUBS. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 2nd quarter valued at about $631,386,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in HubSpot by 352.1% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 903,559 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $220,559,000 after acquiring an additional 703,706 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors acquired a new position in HubSpot during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $259,930,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in HubSpot during the second quarter valued at approximately $112,671,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in HubSpot during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $156,743,000. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HubSpot Company Profile

HubSpot, Inc develops cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing software for businesses. Its platform is designed to help organizations attract prospects, manage customer interactions, close sales and provide ongoing service through an integrated set of tools.

The company’s products include Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, Content Hub, Operations Hub and Commerce Hub. These offerings support marketing automation, sales engagement, customer support, content management, data integration, payments and other commercial activities.