Hsbc Holdings PLC Buys 16,314 Shares of HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) by 54.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,022 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,314 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in HubSpot were worth $11,260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of HUBS. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in HubSpot during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in HubSpot by 783.3% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of HubSpot by 378.9% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HUBS. Truist Financial cut their price target on HubSpot from $300.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Evercore set a $225.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of HubSpot from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $308.32.

HubSpot Stock Down 6.4%

Shares of HUBS opened at $204.54 on Thursday. HubSpot, Inc. has a twelve month low of $169.63 and a twelve month high of $568.16. The stock has a market cap of $10.48 billion, a PE ratio of 107.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $200.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $240.09.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. HubSpot’s revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.84 earnings per share. HubSpot has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.000-3.020 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 13.040-13.120 EPS. Analysts expect that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

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 transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Yamini Rangan purchased 2,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $189.84 per share, for a total transaction of $522,060.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 102,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,550,102.88. This trade represents a 2.74% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and sold 17,915 shares worth $3,654,114. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

HubSpot 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.