Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Lowers Stock Position in HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its stake in shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) by 51.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 286,203 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 308,854 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in HubSpot were worth $114,853,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 28 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of HubSpot by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 379 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Montag A & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of HubSpot by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 142 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of HubSpot by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC now owns 691 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. 90.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on HUBS shares. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $210.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, May 11th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of HubSpot from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of HubSpot from $530.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of HubSpot from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.00.

HubSpot Price Performance

Shares of HUBS stock opened at $207.96 on Tuesday. HubSpot, Inc. has a 12 month low of $173.25 and a 12 month high of $610.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 108.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.22. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $217.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $281.97.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 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 analyst estimates of $863.32 million. HubSpot had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CTO Dharmesh Shah bought 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $181.37 per share, for a total transaction of $1,813,700.00. Following the purchase, the chief technology officer owned 1,295,400 shares in the company, valued at $234,946,698. This trade represents a 0.78% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total transaction of $216,543.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 16,270 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,850,458.20. This trade represents a 5.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares worth $6,233,049. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

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.