HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) Price Target Lowered to $250.00 at Piper Sandler

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) had its target price reduced by Piper Sandler from $260.00 to $250.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the software maker’s stock.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group lowered their price target on HubSpot from $325.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on HubSpot from $517.00 to $442.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays cut their price objective on HubSpot from $525.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their target price on HubSpot from $550.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.85.

HubSpot Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HUBS opened at $196.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.13 billion, a PE ratio of 103.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $243.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $317.94. HubSpot has a 1 year low of $180.50 and a 1 year high of $682.57.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.84 earnings per share. HubSpot has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.000-3.020 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 13.040-13.120 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that HubSpot will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other HubSpot news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,292 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.72, for a total transaction of $1,913,130.24. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 362,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $83,520,640. The trade was a 2.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total value of $216,543.90. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,850,458.20. The trade was 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 sold 25,968 shares of company stock worth $6,453,082. 4.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HUBS. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 23.7% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 23,789 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $11,128,000 after purchasing an additional 4,559 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in HubSpot during the third quarter worth $48,548,000. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in HubSpot by 34.9% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 21,638 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $10,148,000 after buying an additional 5,595 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management grew its holdings in HubSpot by 130.2% in the 4th quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 99,622 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,978,000 after buying an additional 56,348 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triasima Portfolio Management inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot in the 3rd quarter worth $2,079,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

More HubSpot News

Here are the key news stories impacting HubSpot this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HubSpot beat Q1 estimates, with EPS of $2.72 versus $2.47 expected and revenue of $881 million versus $863.3 million expected, while revenue rose 23.4% year over year. HubSpot Reports Strong Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company also raised guidance, projecting Q2 EPS of $3.00-$3.02 and FY2026 EPS of $13.04-$13.12, both above analyst expectations, which supports the long-term growth thesis. HubSpot (HUBS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Several firms still maintain bullish ratings despite cutting price targets, including JPMorgan, RBC, Wells Fargo, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley and Piper Sandler, signaling Wall Street still sees upside from current levels. Analyst price target updates

HubSpot Company Profile

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.