HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) shares gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $197.82, but opened at $190.00. HubSpot shares last traded at $200.5240, with a volume of 239,594 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HUBS has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $381.00 price objective on HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Citigroup cut shares of HubSpot from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $321.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $200.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $252.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 106.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.22.

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. HubSpot had a return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 3.04%.The business had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $863.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Yamini Rangan acquired 2,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $189.84 per share, for a total transaction of $522,060.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 102,982 shares in the company, valued at $19,550,102.88. This trade represents a 2.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total transaction of $216,543.90. Following the transaction, 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and sold 26,207 shares worth $5,567,244. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HubSpot

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HUBS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 36.5% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,581,922 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,838,727,000 after acquiring an additional 1,224,424 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in HubSpot by 352.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 903,559 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $220,559,000 after purchasing an additional 703,706 shares during the period. Capital World Investors acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot during the fourth quarter worth about $259,930,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of HubSpot by 117.6% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,188,981 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $477,138,000 after acquiring an additional 642,545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its position in HubSpot by 32.7% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,935,587 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $776,714,000 after purchasing an additional 476,740 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

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.