HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on HUBS shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of HubSpot from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of HubSpot from $405.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Barclays dropped their target price on HubSpot from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on HubSpot from $530.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, HubSpot has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.00.

HubSpot Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $9.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50 day moving average is $207.49 and its 200 day moving average is $267.85.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last announced its 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 company had revenue of $881.00 million for 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 company’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. Research analysts expect that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at HubSpot

In related news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.42, for a total transaction of $1,567,570.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 93,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,243,270. The trade was a 8.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total value of $216,543.90. Following the sale, the insider owned 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,850,458.20. This represents a 5.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares worth $5,567,244. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HubSpot

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in HubSpot during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of HubSpot by 783.3% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. 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.