Dharmesh Shah Buys 10,000 Shares of HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Stock

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) CTO Dharmesh Shah acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $181.37 per share, for a total transaction of $1,813,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,295,400 shares in the company, valued at $234,946,698. This trade represents a 0.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

HubSpot Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HUBS opened at $179.43 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s 50-day moving average is $237.71 and its 200-day moving average is $309.99. HubSpot, Inc. has a 1 year low of $173.25 and a 1 year high of $682.57.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HUBS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on HubSpot from $530.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research downgraded HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Evercore set a $225.00 price target on HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $381.00 price target on HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $311.00.

Institutional Trading of HubSpot

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in HubSpot by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,076 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $503,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its holdings in HubSpot by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 522 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in HubSpot by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in HubSpot by 8.6% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in HubSpot by 80.5% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 74 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 33 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.