HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

Shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $170.39 and last traded at $176.8310, with a volume of 110944 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $173.29.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on HUBS shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of HubSpot in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $210.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $381.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on HubSpot from $285.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on HubSpot from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, HubSpot presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $311.00.

HubSpot Trading Down 5.9%

The firm has a market cap of $8.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.21. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $206.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $265.00.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.84 EPS. 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, analysts predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other HubSpot news, CTO Dharmesh Shah purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $181.37 per share, with a total value of $1,813,700.00. Following the acquisition, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,295,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $234,946,698. This trade represents a 0.78% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of HubSpot 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,850,458.20. The trade was a 5.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares valued at $5,567,244. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUBS. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in HubSpot in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of HubSpot by 783.3% during 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. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 90.39% of the stock is 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.