HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Stock Price Down 8.2% – What’s Next?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS)’s share price dropped 8.2% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $232.03 and last traded at $230.49. 253,036 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 1,761,721 shares. The stock had previously closed at $251.12.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane cut HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $210.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, May 11th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays decreased their price objective on HubSpot from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $335.00 target price on HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, HubSpot has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.86.

HubSpot Trading Down 8.0%

The stock has a market cap of $11.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 120.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $202.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $234.30.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $863.32 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.84 EPS. The company’s 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 anticipate that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Yamini Rangan bought 2,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $189.84 per share, with a total value of $522,060.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 102,982 shares in the company, valued at $19,550,102.88. This represents a 2.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lorrie M. Norrington bought 1,313 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $190.42 per share, with a total value of $250,021.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $540,411.96. This represents a 86.10% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders acquired 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and sold 26,415 shares valued at $5,533,379. Corporate insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of HubSpot in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in HubSpot in the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of HubSpot by 378.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About HubSpot

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.