HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) shares gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $197.82, but opened at $190.00. HubSpot shares last traded at $200.5240, with a volume of 239,594 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on HUBS. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered shares of HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $325.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $335.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of HubSpot from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, HubSpot presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $311.00.

HubSpot Trading Up 0.9%

The company has a market capitalization of $10.64 billion, a PE ratio of 108.78, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $199.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $251.33.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $863.32 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.84 EPS. HubSpot’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. Equities analysts forecast that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.42, for a total value of $1,567,570.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 93,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,243,270. This represents a 8.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Dharmesh Shah bought 10,000 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $181.37 per share, for a total transaction of $1,813,700.00. Following the acquisition, the chief technology officer owned 1,295,400 shares in the company, valued at $234,946,698. The trade was a 0.78% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares worth $5,567,244. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in HubSpot by 8.6% during the 3rd 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 period. Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in HubSpot by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC now owns 691 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in HubSpot by 783.3% in 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 last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in HubSpot by 2.9% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

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.