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HubSpot's (HUBS) "Buy" Rating Reiterated at Needham & Company LLC

kopsource ·  Feb 4, 2023 06:02

Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS – Get Rating) in a report issued on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $380.00 target price on the software maker's stock.

HUBS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of HubSpot from $410.00 to $335.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 31st. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of HubSpot from $390.00 to $350.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 8th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of HubSpot from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 9th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of HubSpot from $500.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Friday, November 4th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Monday, November 21st. They set an outperform rating and a $400.00 price target on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, HubSpot has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $390.55.

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HubSpot Price Performance

Shares of HUBS opened at $365.76 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $305.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $304.54. HubSpot has a fifty-two week low of $245.03 and a fifty-two week high of $596.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.77 billion, a PE ratio of -153.68 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 2.34 and a current ratio of 2.34.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 2nd. The software maker reported ($0.75) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.66) by ($0.09). HubSpot had a negative return on equity of 11.72% and a negative net margin of 6.96%. The business had revenue of $443.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $425.43 million. Equities analysts predict that HubSpot will post -1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Dharmesh Shah sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.88, for a total transaction of $8,576,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 1,479,416 shares in the company, valued at $422,935,446.08. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other HubSpot news, insider Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.38, for a total transaction of $2,578,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 639,780 shares in the company, valued at $194,096,456.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Dharmesh Shah sold 30,000 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.88, for a total transaction of $8,576,400.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 1,479,416 shares of the company's stock, valued at $422,935,446.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 67,309 shares of company stock worth $20,357,963. Insiders own 5.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HubSpot

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUBS. Riverview Trust Co increased its position in shares of HubSpot by 203.6% during the second quarter. Riverview Trust Co now owns 85 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Trustcore Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 66.1% in the third quarter. Trustcore Financial Services LLC now owns 98 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of HubSpot by 253.6% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 99 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 90.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HubSpot Company Profile

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HubSpot, Inc develops Internet marketing software solutions. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Brian Patrick Halligan and Dharmesh Shah on April 4, 2005, and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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