Cantor Fitzgerald Reiterates “Neutral” Rating for HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS)

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by Cantor Fitzgerald in a research report issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $200.00 target price on the software maker’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price target points to a potential downside of 12.95% from the company’s current price.

HUBS has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company cut HubSpot from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of HubSpot from $335.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $271.90.

HubSpot Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of HUBS stock opened at $229.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.18. HubSpot has a 1 year low of $169.63 and a 1 year high of $525.51. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $231.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.00.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $911.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $898.31 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 4.26% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The business’s revenue was up 19.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.19 EPS. HubSpot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.230-13.310 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that HubSpot will post 4.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.64, for a total value of $2,087,940.00. Following the sale, the director owned 68,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,703,520. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Gerald Dischler bought 925 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $215.93 per share, for a total transaction of $199,735.25. Following the acquisition, the director owned 1,940 shares in the company, valued at $418,904.20. The trade was a 91.13% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,202 shares of company stock worth $5,998,079. Corporate insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of HubSpot

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of HubSpot by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 971,712 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $388,917,000 after acquiring an additional 14,159 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in HubSpot by 135.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 226,818 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,397,000 after acquiring an additional 130,433 shares during the last quarter. Havemeyer Place LP bought a new stake in HubSpot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,044,000. Forsta AP Fonden increased its holdings in HubSpot by 28.2% during the 4th quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 24,620 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $9,880,000 after purchasing an additional 5,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in HubSpot during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,366,000. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.