Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Sells 3,160 Shares of HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund cut its stake in HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) by 21.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 11,853 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 3,160 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in HubSpot were worth $4,757,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of HubSpot by 783.3% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of HubSpot from $405.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price target on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of HubSpot from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $180.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $311.00.

Insider Transactions at HubSpot

In related news, CEO Yamini Rangan purchased 2,750 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was bought 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 directly owned 102,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,550,102.88. This represents a 2.74% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total transaction of $1,870,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 353,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,770,000. This trade represents a 2.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares valued at $6,233,049. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

HubSpot Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HUBS opened at $207.96 on Tuesday. HubSpot, Inc. has a 52 week low of $173.25 and a 52 week high of $610.61. The company has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion, a PE ratio of 108.88, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $217.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $281.97.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.25. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The firm 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 firm earned $1.84 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

HubSpot 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.