HubSpot (HUBS) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) in the last few weeks:

• 1/27/2025 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $650.00 to $725.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – HubSpot was downgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/17/2025 – HubSpot was downgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $680.00.
• 1/13/2025 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $747.00 to $835.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $700.00 to $825.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $750.00 to $810.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $750.00 to $825.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2024 – HubSpot was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/16/2024 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $780.00 to $850.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/13/2024 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $725.00 to $775.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2024 – HubSpot had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $750.00 to $880.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

HubSpot Stock Performance

NYSE:HUBS traded up $11.62 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $783.61. The stock had a trading volume of 193,175 shares, compared to its average volume of 425,380. HubSpot, Inc. has a one year low of $434.84 and a one year high of $811.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $723.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $598.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -2,902.15, a P/E/G ratio of 43.22 and a beta of 1.70.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The software maker reported $2.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.27. HubSpot had a negative return on equity of 1.16% and a negative net margin of 0.56%. The company had revenue of $669.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $646.97 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.04) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that HubSpot, Inc. will post 0.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at HubSpot

In other HubSpot news, CEO Yamini Rangan sold 115 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $713.79, for a total value of $82,085.85. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 61,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,668,958.41. This represents a 0.19 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kathryn Bueker sold 1,796 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $701.59, for a total value of $1,260,055.64. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 38,560 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,053,310.40. This trade represents a 4.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 78,066 shares of company stock worth $54,900,427 in the last quarter. 4.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HubSpot

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 73.1% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 45 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in HubSpot during the third quarter worth about $25,000. HM Payson & Co. grew its holdings in HubSpot by 36.0% during the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 68 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in HubSpot during the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its position in HubSpot by 37.3% during the third quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

HubSpot, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform for businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company's CRM platform includes Marketing Hub, a toolset for marketing automation and email, social media, SEO, and reporting and analytics; Sales Hub offers email templates and tracking, conversations and live chat, meeting and call scheduling, lead and website visit alerts, lead scoring, sales automation, pipeline management, quoting, forecasting, and reporting; Service Hub, a service software designed to help businesses manage, respond, and connect with customers; and Content Management Systems Hub enables businesses to create new and edit existing web content.