HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) gapped down prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $208.19, but opened at $200.00. HubSpot shares last traded at $202.8550, with a volume of 151,350 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on HUBS shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on HubSpot from $530.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on HubSpot from $700.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore set a $225.00 price objective on HubSpot in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of HubSpot in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.00.

HubSpot Trading Down 1.5%

The stock has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 107.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $230.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $302.41.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $881.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 3.04%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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. As a group, analysts predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 3.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Dharmesh Shah bought 10,000 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $181.37 per share, for a total transaction of $1,813,700.00. Following the purchase, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,295,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $234,946,698. This represents a 0.78% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Lorrie M. Norrington bought 1,313 shares of HubSpot 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 purchase, the director owned 2,838 shares in the company, valued at $540,411.96. This trade represents a 86.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and sold 17,707 shares worth $4,363,049. 4.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of HubSpot

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in HubSpot by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,076 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its stake in HubSpot by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 522 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in HubSpot by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in shares of HubSpot by 8.6% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 379 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of HubSpot by 80.5% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 74 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.